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TDI Sets Meeting on Maintenance Tax, Exam Assessments
The Texas Department of Insurance will hold a virtual stakeholder meeting on projected rates for insurance maintenance taxes and exam assessments at 11 a.m. on Nov. 30. The projected rates will…
Insurance Department Posts Bulletin on Reporting Cyber Breaches
The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance published a memo reminding carriers about their obligation to report cybersecurity events. State law requires any entity that owns or licenses personal information to…
Occupational Disease Act’s Exclusive Remedy Inapplicable to Retired Worker
The Commonwealth Court ruled that where a former employee’s occupational disease is not compensable, he is not subject to the exclusive remedies defined in the Occupational Disease Act and may proceed…
Insurance Department Approves 9.8% Loss Cost Reduction
The Connecticut Insurance Department approved a 9.8% reduction in voluntary market loss costs and a 10.5% decrease in assigned risk plan rates for 2024. The reductions are an average among five…
Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Partial Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from being struck by a falling object while…
Blood Test Result Sinks Injured Worker’s Claim
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker because of his blood alcohol test result after he fell from a lift, despite the absence of…
Worker Fails to Prove Eye Injury Caused Fall
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker with an impaired sense of depth perception failed to prove that his injuries from a fall were causally related to an…
Worker Gets Summary Judgment in Claim for Fall From Makeshift Platform
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell from a makeshift platform was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: Flores v. Exotic Design &…
Supreme Court Denies Benefits for Worker Injured While Making Delivery for Employer
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for his knee injury that happened while making a delivery for his employer, since there was…
4th Circuit Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Authority of DOL Judges
A federal appellate court rejected an employer’s challenge to the constitutional authority of the Department of Labor administrative law judges who ordered the company to pay benefits to a coal miner…
Worker With Capacity for Sedentary Employment Can’t Get PTD Award
An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who retained the capacity for sedentary employment. Case: State ex rel. Mignella v. Industrial Commission, No.
No Duty Disability Benefits for Officer Who Fell While on Coffee Break
A New York appellate court upheld a denial of duty disability benefits to a police officer who was injured from falling while exiting her patrol car to pick up coffee. Case: Matter…