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Premises Line Rule Brings Worker’s Accident Within Ambit of Comp System
A California appellate court ruled that a state university employee could not pursue a civil suit against her employer for injuries from falling from her bicycle as she was headed…
Carrier Can’t Intervene in Worker’s Action Against Insured
A Texas appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier was not entitled to an order allowing it to intervene in an injured worker’s lawsuit to assert a workers’ compensation exclusivity…
Sovereign Immunity Doesn’t Protect Self-Insurance Fund From Administrative Penalties
A Texas appellate court ruled that a self-insurance fund’s governmental immunity was waived under the Workers' Compensation Act for administrative penalties imposed by the Department of Insurance. Case: Texas Political Subdivisions…
Supreme Court Denies Increase in Worker’s Award for Occupational Pneumoconiosis
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award for occupational pneumoconiosis. Case: Rexroad v. West Virginia Office of…
Supreme Court Upholds Decision to Overturn Denial of Claim Based on ‘Technicality’
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision overturning the denial of a worker’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis from his coal dust exposure. Case: Lee Sartin Trucking Co. v. Workman, No.
No Benefits for Worker Injured After Clocking Out
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for an injury that happened while climbing into a vehicle after he had clocked out for the…
No Change to Surcharges for 2024
The Missouri Department of Labor announced that administrative taxes and surcharges will remain unchanged in 2024. The administrative tax and administrative surcharge, which fund Division of Workers’ Compensation operations and were…
Split Court Revives Intentional Tort Claim Against Employer for Asbestos-Related Death
A divided Connecticut Appellate Court revived a tort claim against an employer for a worker’s asbestos-related death, finding the executrix of his estate raised a triable question as to whether…
WCIRB Classification & Rating Committee Meets Nov. 14
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Classification & Rating Committee will review physical audit and dual-wage thresholds during a Nov. 14 meeting. All policies generating a final premium above…
OSHA Fines Grocery Store for Not Preventing Fatal Fall
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Florida grocery store $95,315 for violations it says were discovered during an investigation of a preventable fatal fall. A 65-year-old clerk at…
Supreme Court Denies Surgery Authorization for Worker Years After Injury
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of a worker’s request for surgery years after a back injury for which he was found to have reached maximum medical improvement. Case:…
Employer Loses Challenge to TTD Award for Worker Who Resigned
An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to mandamus relief from an administrative order granting temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker who had resigned…