A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an Illinois worker’s claims for disability discrimination.
Case: Shiba v. Mullin, No. 24-2514, 05/05/2026, published.
Facts and procedural history: Dored Shiba began working for the Social Security Administration in 1998.
In late 2002, he slipped and fell in the bathroom at work, hitting his head on a sink. Shiba resigned and applied for Social Security disability benefits. He also sought and was approved for disability retirement,… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier was entitled to a declaratory judgment that it owed no coverage to the defendants in two Labor Law actions.
Case: AIX Specialty Insurance Co. v. Steel Fab NY Inc., No. 2021-09507, 05/13/2026, published.
Facts and procedural history: AIX Specialty Insurance Co. filed a declaratory judgment action, seeking a determination that it was not… Read more »
The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Thursday posted updated versions of publications related to regulatory changes taking effect Sept. 1.
In May, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved changes that the WCIRB proposed to the California Workers’ Compensation Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan-1995, California Workers’ Compensation Experience Rating… Read more »
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has approved the creation of a task force charged with studying how administrative processing, medical provider availability and insurer authorization requirements prolong workers' compensation claims for select first responders.
Lamont on Tuesday signed HB 5385, which creates the eight-member task force to "study undue delay in workers' compensation… Read more »
ANV Group Holdings Ltd. announced the acquisition of Specialty Comp Insurance Solutions from Specialty Program Group, a subsidiary of Hub International.
Specialty Comp Insurance Solutions is a Texas-based managing general agent specializing in hard-to-place monoline workers’ compensation insurance.
ANV said the deal expands its specialty insurance capabilities… Read more »Jun 12, 2026
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