Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds PTD Award to Mechanic for Toxic Gas Exposure | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a mechanic for his injuries from exposure to a toxic gas. ...Read More | |||
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Ironworker Struck by Rebar Column Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured ironworker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his injuries from being struck by a rebar column. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's PTD Claim Against Second Injury Fund | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to an injured worker from the Second Injury Fund, finding he failed to prove the existence of at least one qualifying preexisting disability. ...Read More | |||
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CopperPoint Insurance Names Horace Mann Corp. CEO to Board of Directors | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Western U.S. commercial carrier CopperPoint Insurance Co. says it has named Marita Zuraitis to its board of directors, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Builders Insurance Promotes Director to CFO, Treasurer | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Atlanta-based Builders Insurance has promoted its director of accounting and finance to chief financial officer and treasurer, the company announced Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Church Mutual Selects New Chief People Officer | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. announced last week it had named a new chief people officer who will report directly to the company’s president and CEO, according to a news release. ...Read More | |||
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Demolition Subcontractor's Insurance Carrier Owes No Coverage for Fatal Accident | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the insurance carrier for a construction subcontractor did not owe coverage for a fatal accident involving two employees. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Announces Expansion of Inquiry Portal | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau announced the addition of an actuarial inquiry and assigned risk correspondence portals to its workers' compensation inquiry portal. ...Read More | |||
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Coalition Asks 4th DCA to Publish Decision Denying Anti-SLAPP Motion in Fraud Case | 07/12/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A national organization created to fight insurance fraud is asking California’s 4th District Court of Appeal to publish a decision holding that the mere possibility of litigation is not protected activity under the state’s anti-SLAPP statute. ...Read More | |||
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DWC P&T Committee Meeting July 21 | 07/12/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that its Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee will meet remotely at 12:30 p.m. July 21. ...Read More | |||
