Workers' Compensation News
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2nd DCA Rejects Worker's Claims for Wrongful Termination, IIED
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06/13/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 618 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read
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A California appellate court ruled that a genetic counselor failed to establish a viable claim against her former employer for unlawful termination and the intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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Report Challenges Conventional Thinking on Reporting Lag, Claim Costs
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06/13/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 484 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 33 min read
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Despite evidence that a delay in reporting a workplace injury of more than 12 days is associated with higher claim costs, focusing solely on reducing reporting lag times may not be the most effective strategy for containing costs, according to a new report from Lockton.
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Dickerson Steps in as Acting Labor Secretary
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06/13/2018
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 105 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read
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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin on Tuesday appointed David Dickerson as acting secretary of the state Labor Cabinet, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Worker Claims.
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Commission Buys Office Building for $20.4 Million
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06/13/2018
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 83 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 22 min read
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The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission is paying $20.4 million to buy a downtown Richmond office building that it has been leasing since last year.
The commission bought the building at 333 E. Franklin St. from Hourigan Development, which purchased it for $13 million last yea...Read More
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New Opioid Drug Designed to Treat Back Pain Without Producing High
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06/13/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 237 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 33 min read
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A San Francisco-based drug company has applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of a new opioid that it says treats back pain without causing euphoria, thereby decreasing the chance of abuse.
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Comp Renewal Rates Decrease a Little Less, Ivans Finds
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06/13/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 100 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read
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Workers’ comp renewal rates were down 2.71% last month, a smaller decrease than the 2.93% drop seen in April, according to Ivans, an insurance industry exchange.
The Ivans Index for May found that rates for most standard commercial lines are trending positively, except commercial au...Read More
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Employer's Waiver of 'Kotecki' Defense Doesn't Waive Comp Lien
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06/13/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 117 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 15 min read
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The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an employer’s waiver of its affirmative defense to limit its liability for an injury sustained by an employee did not also constitute a waiver of its statutory workers’ compensation lien.
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