Today is
Sunday, May 12, 2024 -
SEARCH RESULTS
2610 Results
Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Mother for Raceway Worker's Death
05/31/2022
unique set of facts the Court of Appeal said.
A prerequisite in any action under workmen's compensation is the existence of some kind of employer-employee relationship the court said. Louisiana law provides a presumption that a "person rendering service for another is an employee but the
Category: News
9/11 Workers Presumption Proof Bill Introduced
05/24/2022
Lawmakers in New York are seeking to amend the workers compensation law in relation to presumptive evidence for individuals who participated in th
Category: News
Worker Gets Award for Knee Operation, Weight-Loss Surgery
05/19/2022
payment of medical expenses.
Analysis The North Carolina Court of Appeals said it found no error in the commissions evidentiary rulings and that Erie did not rebut the Parsons presumption in relation to Kluttz-Ellisons right knee surgery.
The presumption derived from a 1997 case called Parsons v
Category: News
Governor Signs Law Requiring Medical Records for Compensability
05/16/2022
governor on Thursday enacted House Bill 453 which relates to the presumption for disability due to tuberculosis heart disease and high blood pressure.
Law enforcement workers and correctional officers must pass a pre-employment physical exam and are eligible for the presumption if the exam does not
Category: News
House Passes Federal Firefighter Presumption
05/13/2022
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would create a presumption that certain health conditions arose from employment as a federal worker engaged in fire protection activities.
The House on Wednesday voted 288-131 to pass HR 2499.
The bill would create presumptions that heart
Category: News
COPD Dropped From Hospital Worker Presumption Bill
05/09/2022
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease would not be one of the conditions presumed compensable for California hospital workers under a recently amended bill.
SB 213 by Sen. Dave Cortese D-San Jose would create a presumption that certain conditions arose out of employment for hospital workers
Category: News
Supreme Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Firefighter Cancer Presumption
05/04/2022
The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the statutory presumption of causation for cancers in firefighters and it ruled that an employer must present affirmative evidence of an alternate cause to rebut the presumption.
Case Nelson v. City of Pocatello No. 49171 04292022
Category: News
Opponents Say Gender Pay Bill Likely to Cause Litigation
04/29/2022
process.
He also said proponents recognized one of the concerns from opponents the broad nature of national databases that would be used to identify pay disparities at smaller businesses and proposed an amendment that would have created a rebuttable presumption that a wage gap exists and that women
Category: News
WCIRB Calls Experience Rating COVID Claims a Financial Incentive for Safety
04/27/2022
really is just a rebuttable presumption that shifts the burden of proof from the employee having to prove the condition arose through employment to the employer having to prove it did not. He said there are some cases where its clear that the injured worker contracted the virus on the job that will get
Category: News
Nonsubscribing Employer Can Compel Injured Worker to Arbitrate Claim
04/20/2022
support a written contract signed by the parties.
In this case the court said since there was a written agreement signed by both parties the presumption of valid consideration arose. Carmona did not rebut this presumption by arguing before the trial judge that the consideration for the arbitration
Category: News
Advertisements
Now Trending
- Workers' Compensation News
-
Calif. Fraudster
Gets 180 Days Behind…
Posted on May 10, 2024
-
Calif. Assembly
Passes E-Signature…
Posted on May 6, 2024
-
Ky. Court Says
Written-Off Medical Expenses Can
Constitute 'Payments…
Posted on May 8, 2024
-
Calif. WCIRB
Releases Fourth Quarter 2023
Experience…
Posted on May 9, 2024
-
Calif. CHSWC to
Vote on Posting Annual Reports at
May 15…
Posted on May 7, 2024
-
Miss. Divided
Court Upholds PTSD Award for Cop
Allegedly Set Up for…
Posted on May 10, 2024
-
Ohio Supreme Court
Denies Loss-of-Use Award to Worker
With Incomplete…
Posted on May 6, 2024
-
Fla. Governor
Signs Bill to Set Reimbursement for
Emergency Services at 250% of…
Posted on May 6, 2024
-
Fla. Court
Overturns Attendant Care Award for
Services Provided by Worker's…
Posted on May 10, 2024
-
S.C. Walmart
Employee Not Entitled to Benefits
for Alleged Fall…
Posted on May 8, 2024
Jobs
Upcoming Events
May 13-15, 2024
NCCI's Annual Insights Symposi
Join us May 13–15, 2024, for NCCI's Annual Insights Symposium (AIS) 2024, the industry’s premier e …
May 13-14, 2024
CSIA Announces the 2024 Annual
The Board of Managers is excited to announce that the CSIA 2024 Annual Meeting and Educational Con …
May 22-23, 2024
San Diego Elevate Workers' Com
About #ELEVATEWORKCOMP This annual event is all about championing the cause to improve Workers’ C …
Social Media Links
WorkCompCentral
c/o Business Insurance Holdings, Inc.
c/o Business Insurance Holdings, Inc.
PO Box 1010
Greenwich, CT 06836
(805) 484-0333
Greenwich, CT 06836
