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Nurses Association Starts Push for Latest Presumption Bill
The California Nurses Association is starting the push for the latest bill in a long-running effort to establish a presumption of compensability for certain injuries suffered by nurses and other…
Comp Cut From Bad Faith Bill Prior to House Passage
Oregon lawmakers excluded workers’ compensation before passing a bill that would create a private right of action allowing insureds to recover damages, attorney fees and litigation costs resulting from unfair claims…
Worker Gets Award for Cumulative Trauma Injuries From Second-to-Last Employer
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his cumulative trauma injuries from a company that was not his final employer. Case: Murray Energy Corp. v.
Passage of Time Protects Special Fund From Further Liability to Injured Worker
A New York appellate court upheld a determination that the Special Fund for Reopened Cases was not liable for additional benefits to an injured worker. Case: Matter of Green v. Poughkeepsie…
No Benefits for Worker for ‘Budgetary Analysis’ of World Trade Center Rescue/Recovery
A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a government employee who claimed to have provided "budgetary analysis" as part of the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup…
Principles of Fairness Don’t Require Reconsideration of Firefighter’s Claim
The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that principles of fairness did not allow a firefighter to have the Department of Labor and Industries reconsider the rejection of one of his…
Comp Carriers Not Liable for Reimbursement Under New Medical Cannabis Law
Workers’ compensation carriers and self-insured employers in Kentucky are explicitly exempt from reimbursing injured workers for the costs of medical cannabis, under newly enacted legislation. Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday enacted Senate…
Cattie & Gonzalez Names Jim Anderson Partner
Law firm Cattie & Gonzalez announced that Jim Anderson joined the firm as its newest partner. Jim Anderson Anderson brings 45 years of experience practicing work comp defense in Mississippi to…
Dallas Venue Proper for Football Player’s Claim of Training Camp Injury
The Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an appellate court erred in finding the venue for a football player’s workers’ compensation claim based on an out-of-state injury was improper in…
Tech Partnership Aims to Curb Insurance Fraud, Cut Costs
Insurity, a provider of cloud-based software for insurance carriers, brokers and managing general agents, announced a partnership with Attestiv to accelerate automation, increase fraud protection and reduce expenses for property and casualty carriers. Attestiv,...
Employer Can’t Use Comp Payments to Offset Worker’s Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits
A New York appellate court ruled that a self-insured employer was not entitled to reimbursement for the workers’ compensation benefits paid to a retired employee collecting an accidental disability retirement pension. Case: Matter…
CLA Sets Webinar on Gig Workers and Employment Classification
The California Lawyers Association will present a one-hour webinar at noon April 28 to discuss "The Ongoing Saga of Gig Workers, AB 5 and Proposition 22." The program aims to update…