Workers' Compensation News
| Worker's Widow Benefits from Presumption that Death Arose from Employment | 12/01/2023 | ||
| State: ID | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a Walmart employee’s widow based on the statutory presumption that the employee's death arose in the course of his employment. ...Read More | |||
| Supreme Court Upholds Award for Worker's Death Benefits | 12/01/2023 | ||
| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s suicide, finding competent evidence supported a conclusion the worker’s death was causally-related to his anxiety and depression from his work. ...Read More | |||
| No Comp Benefits for Minor Child of Worker Killed in Crash After Night Out with Colleagues | 12/01/2023 | ||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a denial of death benefits to the minor child of a worker who died in a car accident after an evening eating, drinking, and engaging in leisure activities with colleagues. ...Read More | |||
| Court Revives Labor Law Action for Worker's Fall on Ice | 12/01/2023 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to the defendants in a Labor Law claim. Case...Read More | |||
| State OSHA Holding Construction Safety Conference | 12/01/2023 | ||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Oregon’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced a two-day training conference in January that will provide safety training for workers in the residential, commercial and industrial construction industries. The Mid-Oregon Construction Safety Summit in January will addre...Read More | |||
| DWC Reminds Employers of Winter Weather Safety for Workers and Free Safety Training | 12/01/2023 | ||
| Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reminded Texas employers about winter weather safety for workers. DWC published the latest edition of the agency’s electronic Safety@Work Newsle...Read More | |||
| Exclusivity Barred Worker's Parents from Pursuing Civil Remedy for Fatal Car Accident | 11/30/2023 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a finding that a traveling worker’s death from a car accident occurred within the course and scope of her employment, which prohibited her parents from seeking a civil remedy for her demise. ...Read More | |||
| DIR Posts 2024 Assessment Rates | 11/30/2023 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Industrial Relations posted 2024 assessments rates for insured and self-insured employers. ...Read More | |||
| Injured Worker's Employer Had No Duty to Defend, Indemnity General Contractor | 11/30/2023 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for an injured worker’s employer, finding the employer had no duty to defend or indemnify the general contractor in charge of the jobsite where the worker was injured. ...Read More | |||
| SAIF Working on Bill to Criminalize Employer Fraud | 11/30/2023 | ||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon’s SAIF Corp. is developing a legislative proposal that would facilitate criminal prosecution of employers that engage in workers’ compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
