Industry Insights
| Important Recent Case Law for Florida | 03/30/2011 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| NEW! McDermott v. UPS/Liberty Mutual, 1D10-3557, (3/28/2011): A judge of compensation claims must rely on submitted evidence when awarding a fee based on an hourly rate, ruled the 1st District Court of Appeal.NEW! Jewell v. Gevity HR, 1D10-4126, (3/23/2011): A judge of compensation claim...Read More | |||
| Interpreters Required for Medical Treatment | 03/24/2011 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Richard M. "Jake" JacobsmeyerShaw, Jacobsmeyer Crain and ClaffeyThe WCAB has issued an en banc decision that addresses what has been a contentious issue for years. In Jose Guitron v. Santa Fe Extruders; and State Compensation Insurance Fund . The WCAB has determined:...Read More | |||
| Important Recent Florida Case Law | 03/08/2011 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| NEW! Diversified Maintenance Systems Inc. v. Francisco Soto Fuerte, 1D10-5499, (02/28/2011): An employer and claimant's managed care agreement limited the claimant's choice of an alternate primary care provider, ruled the 1st District Court of Appeal.NEW! Owens v. CCJ Auto ...Read More | |||
| Injury on the Second Job | 03/02/2011 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Paul E. PfeiferOhio Supreme Court JusticeIt’s not unusual for someone to work more than one job. But what happens when a person with multiple jobs gets injured at one of them? How does the workers’ compensation situation get sorted out? That was the issue in a case t...Read More | |||
| Independent Contractors in Pennsylvania | 02/17/2011 | ||
| State: PA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon CoppelmanLynch Ryan & AssociatesIf Missouri is the Show Me State, Pennsylvania is in the running for the "Show Me the Documents" state. They have a way of over-engineering solutions to what may or may not be problems. (See our prior post ...Read More | |||
| Is it Time to Report Height and Weight on WC Claims? | 01/27/2011 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Kory WellsZywave Inc.A new report issued by the National Council on Compensation Insurance confirms anecdotal data that workers' compensation claims are generally much more costly for obese versus non-obese workers. As the title of the report, “How Obesity Increases th...Read More | |||
| Important Recent New York Case Law | 01/24/2011 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: | 0 | |||
| NEW! Ted Cullin v. Alton D. Makely et al., 509917, (01/20/2011): An employee standing on scaffolding that collapsed suffered a grave injury when he had to have his leg amputated to control pain entitling the property owners he sued under Labor Law 240 and 241 to indemnification from his employer, th...Read More | |||
| Important Recent Illinois Case Law | 01/17/2011 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Cox v. IWCC, 1-09-2500WC, (12/20/2010): A foreman is entitled to benefits from an auto accident while driving home because his employer had provided his truck for its benefit.Menard v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, 5-09-0354WC, (11/16/2010): An employment relationship di...Read More | |||
| In the Midst of Mayhem | 01/14/2011 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By John CoppelmanLynch Ryan & AssociatesA deranged man with a high-powered handgun in Tucson, Arizona, has killed six people and wounded many others. We will never really understand what drives an individual to plan and execute this kind of action, just as we cannot fathom why ...Read More | |||
| Illinois Workers' Compensation Reform | 12/22/2010 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Michael RusinRusin Maciorowski FriedmanThe Republican gubernatorial candidate in Illinois, Bill Brady, had promised workers’ compensation reform. He was a business owner who had investigated our workers’ compensation system and determined that it was unfavorable to b...Read More | |||
