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WCAB: Worker Fails to Prove Mental Injury Arising From Routine Meeting
The Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed a decision finding that a worker failed to prove that her alleged mental health injuries were primarily caused by an event leading to…
OSHA Fines Brickmaker $496,528 Over Silica Hazards
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a brickmaker in Pennsylvania nearly half a million dollars for allegedly knowingly exposing its workers to unsafe levels of respirable silica dust. OSHA said…
BWC Approves $1 Billion Dividend
The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, in announcing its latest dividend Friday, said it has returned more money to employers since 2019 than it collected in premiums. BWC announced that its…
Group Workers’ Comp Pools Are Dragging Down Your Premium — Why Going Custom-Quoted Saves More
Attention risk managers, HR directors, and small-business owners in manufacturing and service industries: if your company relies on a captive workers’ compensation pool, you may be paying more than necessary. In our experience, pool-based pricing of…
Court Rejects Worker’s Claim for Stress-Related Psychological Injury
A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim for a psychological injury caused by her work-related stress. Case: May v. Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos., Nos. 25-CA-576 and 25-C-491,…
Summary Judgment on Worker’s Labor Law Claim Overturned
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a misstep while exiting an…
Owner of Hazardous Material Removal Company Accused of Operating Without Coverage
Connecticut prosecutors said the owner of a company that specializes in asbestos, lead and mold removal was charged with failure to provide workers' compensation at the time of a workplace…
1st DCA: ‘Chain of Delegation’ Makes Privette Applicable to Non-Hiring Party
A California appellate court held that the protection provided by the Privette doctrine can travel through a contractual chain of delegation to shield a property owner who did not hire…
Court: JCC Should Have Awarded Reimbursement of Guardianship Expenses for Injured Worker
A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge of compensation claims should have awarded reimbursement of the expenses a mother incurred in pursuing a guardianship for her son after he…
Police Officer Charged With Fraud
A Connecticut police officer receiving workers' compensation benefits for a knee injury was charged with fraud after he passed a fitness exam as part of the application process for another…
Doctors’ Claims for Radiation Exposure Subject to TMLA
A Texas appellate court ruled that the claims brought by two doctors against a hospital for their on-the-job radiation exposure were healthcare liability claims subject to the requirements of the Texas…
Supreme Court Directs ALJ to Revisit Worker’s Claim for COVID-19 Infection
The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a decision vacating an award to a worker for his contraction of COVID-19 and remanding for the administrative law judge to reexamine the worker’s communicable disease…