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A Texas appellate court upheld summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim against a property owner as barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the state Workers’ Compensation Act.
Juan Reyes worked for S&B Engineers and Constructors Ltd. as a welder. He worked at a facility in Deer Park that was owned and operated by Lubrizol Corp.
Reyes allegedly suffered injuries as a result of two Lubrizol employees negligently… Read more »
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board is asking California’s 3rd Appellate District Court to publish a decision that affirmed a fee award for a missed telephonic hearing.
The 3rd DCA earlier in January issued an unpublished decision in which it concluded that neither the Department of Industrial Relations nor the WCAB was required to notify a hearing representative or his client that a hearing was being held virtually during the pandemic. The appellate court additionally said withdrawing a… Read more »The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday proposed increasing the flat rate for… Read more »
Comp carriers realized a lower return on net worth in 2020 than the previous two… Read more »
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Legislation that would create a presumption that certain diseases, post-traumatic stress disorder and musculoskeletal injuries are compensable for some California hospital workers was amended to identify types of cancer that would also be covered.
Sen. Dave Cortese, D-San Jose, on Tuesday amended Senate Bill 213 to add language that would create presumptive coverage for liver, kidney… Read more »
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously denied a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim for a back injury to include additional conditions.
Case: Smith v. King Coal Chevrolet Co., No. 20-0725, 01/11/2022, published.
Facts: Roy Smith worked for the King Coal Chevrolet Co. He injured his back in July 2018 at work.
The next day, he received… Read more »The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for her injuries from a car accident that she did not inform her employer of until almost two years later.
Case: Taylor v. Iowa State University Extension, No. 20-1397, 01/12/2022, published.
Facts: Laurie Taylor worked for Iowa State… Read more »
A Minnesota State University work-study student was accused of workers’ compensation fraud after he was reportedly seen engaging in activities outside of the restrictions imposed by his doctor, according to a report by SouthernMinnesotaNews.com.
Liberty Hombe, 24, said he was injured in February 2019 when he slipped and… Read more »
Days away from work due to serious injuries decreased by 61% from 2019 to 2020, according to a new report from ISN Software Corp., despite an increase in the rate of serious injuries and fatalities.
The analysis from ISN showed that the three-year average for serious injuries and fatalities increased from… Read more »
Everyone has their favorite saga. For some, it’s "Lord of the Rings." For others, it’s "Star Wars," and for a shrinking few out there, it’s even "Game of Thrones." But for workers’ comp nerds like me, there’s always room on the shelf for the California saga of the gig workers: employees or not?
As we all will recall, between stories of wall-to-wall COVID… Read more »
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board on Wednesday launched a webinar series and webpage to help workers who believe they contracted COVID-19 at work, especially those suffering from so-called “long-haul” symptoms.
“Those with a work-related injury or illness have two years from the date of becoming injured or ill to file a workers’ compensation claim, so the deadline is approaching for… Read more »
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott and Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Michael Pieciak on Wednesday announced that workers’ compensation loss costs will decrease 4.9%, effective April 1.
At the same time, the assigned market risk rate will decrease 5.6%.
The sixth consecutive reduction in loss costs means employers will pay an average of 41% less in premiums than they did in… Read more »
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