Virginia workers' compensation claims resulting from COVID-19 have topped 6,000, which appears to be somewhere in between the per capita numbers for other states that
… Read more »The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a welder injured while working onboard a drilling rig qualifies as a Jones Act seaman.
Case: Sanchez
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation electronic claims management system will be down for maintenance for a few days this week, the division said Monday.
… Read more »The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker is entitled to recovery of uninsured motorist benefits after she suffered injuries in a car accident while
… Read more »A Florida appellate court ruled that an injured hotel housekeeper was not entitled to benefits for a brief period six weeks post-accident during which her work
… Read more »The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier could not rescind its policy to a coal mine operator based on alleged
… Read more »The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an employer should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the wrongful termination claims of two former employees.
Case: Southern
… Read more »A Delaware Superior Court judge upheld the termination of a worker’s temporary total disability benefits because she had voluntarily retired.
Case: Warren v. Amstead Industries
… Read more »Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan, in office for almost three years, is stepping down next month, the Department of Insurance said Tuesday.
Commissioner Kent
… Read more »A Florida-based inmate transportation company has been ordered by the U.S. Department of Labor to reinstate an employee who was fired for reporting personal and
… Read more »Aug 14-17, 2024
California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery (CSIMS) is combining its two conferences, PI …
Sep 23-26, 2024
The IAIABC invites you to the IAIABC 110th Convention, "Passport to Solutions". The IAIABC Convent …
Oct 20-22, 2024
Join us for the 2024 Annual Conference hosted by the National Association of Occupational Health P …