Workers' Compensation News
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Summary Dismissal of Worker's Disability Discrimination Claim Upheld | 08/01/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s disability discrimination claim. Daniel Rocha wor...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Med-Legal Report Quality Assurance Document | 08/01/2024 | |
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted a document it said will help providers write consistent and accurate medical-legal reports. ...Read More | |||
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Employers Association Webinar to Cover Indoor Heat Standard, Workplace Violence | 08/01/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Employers Association is holding a webinar Aug. 20 to discuss two new California Division of Occupational Safety and Health standards relating to workplace violence and indoor heat. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Reports Written Premium Down 3% Through First Quarter | 08/01/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Written premium for the first three months of 2024 was 3% lower than it was for the same period in 2023, the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said in its latest quarterly experience report. ...Read More | |||
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10.5% Rate Cut Approved for October | 08/01/2024 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and the Office of the Insurance Commissioner said businesses will pay an average of 10.5% less for workers’ compensation coverage, starting Oct. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Labor Law Defendants on Indemnification Claims | 08/01/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that some defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment on their indemnification claims against an injured plaintiff’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Establish Causal Connection Between Injury, Need for Nerve Block Treatments | 08/01/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for nerve block treatments for an injured worker. Case...Read More | |||
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Carrier's Failure to Issue Disclaimer of Liability to Additional Insureds Can't Avoid Coverage | 08/01/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier’s failure to issue notice of its disclaimer of liability to two additional insureds prevented it from relying on an exclusion to defeat demands for coverage. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Updates Loss-Sensitive Advisory Plans | 07/31/2024 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California updated loss-sensitive advisory plans for policies incepting on or after Sept. 1. The WCIRB develops advisory plans for the convenience of members. The plans describe eligibility and pricing rules and parameters necessa...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Retaliation Claim | 07/31/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim of retaliation for pursuing workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
