An Ohio appellate court ruled that an injured worker who had filed two appeals to the denial of her claim and then dismissed both could
… Read more »The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that a “total loss of wage-earning capacity” is a total loss of the employee’s personal capacity to earn wages
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld a jury verdict that found a worker’s death was not causally related to an alleged accident involving a ladder striking
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a law enforcement officer who had been shot in the
… Read more »Lawmakers in Washington state introduced identical companion bills that would create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable occupational disease for correctional facility
… Read more »A California appellate court overturned a jury’s $150 million verdict in favor of the family of a worker killed in a power plant explosion and
… Read more »The South Dakota Supreme Court overturned the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim that he was fired in retaliation for pursuing a workers’ compensation claim for
… Read more »The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled a general contractor that required its subcontractor to obtain workers’ compensation insurance was entitled to immunity from a tort claim by
… Read more »New York lawmakers sent the governor legislation that would expand the warehouse worker protection enacted at the end of 2022.
Lawmakers on Thursday sent the
… Read more »The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier had no duty to defend an employer from a worker’s civil suit.
Case: Rodriguez v.
… Read more »Feb 5-7, 2025
February 5, 2025 – February 7, 2025. The Business Insurance World Captive Forum, established in 1 …
Mar 6-7, 2025
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is pleased to announce that registration fo …
Mar 6 – Feb 7, 2025
The 2025 WCRI Issues & Research Conference is a leading workers' compensation forum bringing toget …