Workers' Compensation News
Defendant Gets Partial Summary Judgment in Cart Accident Case | 12/07/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was entitled to partial summary judgment in its favor, but triable issues remained as to the rest of the worker’s claims. ...Read More | |||
Court Overturns Summary Judgment to Worker on Labor Law Claims | 12/07/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to a worker on a Labor Law claim, finding one defendant should have had all the claims against it dismissed and that the worker had not established all the elements of his claims against another. ...Read More | |||
DWC Sets Provider, Carrier Quarterly Meetings for Jan. 10 | 12/07/2023 | ||
Source: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding its next virtual quarterly meeting with health care providers and insurance carriers on Jan. 10. ...Read More | |||
Exclusive Remedy Bars Wrongful Death Claim by Worker's Daughter | 12/06/2023 | ||
State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that workers' compensation exclusivity barred the adult daughter of a worker involved in a fatal accident from bringing a claim against the employer under the Wrongful Death Act. ...Read More | |||
Contractor Gets Lifetime Ban, Probation for Premium Fraud | 12/06/2023 | ||
State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Minnesota wood-framing contractor convicted of premium fraud was banned from applying for state and federal contracts and ordered to serve two years of probation, the ...Read More | |||
No Enhanced Award of Benefits for Worker Injured in Hydraulic Press Accident | 12/06/2023 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of an enhanced award of benefits to a worker whose hand was crushed by a hydraulic press. Case: ...Read More | |||
Worker Gets Retrial on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Scaffold | 12/06/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ordered a retrial on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged fall from a scaffold. Case:...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Appointment of Pro Bono Counsel for Labor Law Defendant | 12/06/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court upheld the appointment of pro bono counsel to represent a property owner in its third-party action against an injured worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
CMS: Average Set-Aside Increased in 2023 | 12/06/2023 | ||
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The average Medicare set-aside recommended by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor increased nearly 6% in the most recent fiscal year. ...Read More | |||
ICW Group Names Sandy Smith VP of Risk Management | 12/06/2023 | ||
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ICW Group Insurance Cos. named Sandy Smith vice president of risk management and charged her with leading the company’s loss control services focused on workplace injury prevention. ...Read More | |||