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Cop With PTSD Can Get Benefits Under Law Effective After Injury-Causing Event
A Florida appellate court ruled that a police officer with post-traumatic stress disorder from a school shooting suffered his injury on the date he was placed on administrative leave, making…
WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meets Tuesday
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Actuarial Committee will meet virtually at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Committee members will discuss topics including the experience of large-deductible policies, the pandemic’s…
NCCI Proposes Manual Changes
The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance proposed changes to various workers’ compensation documents. NCCI on Wednesday submitted a regulatory filing that would: Reformat the table…
Contractor Faces More Than $414,000 in Fines for Fall Protection Violations
Proposing $363,890 in new penalties for a Middlefield contractor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has placed C.R.H. Roofing LLC into its Severe Violator Enforcement Program after more than three…
Comp Judge’s Wrongful Termination Claim Transferred to Appellate Division
New Jersey’s Appellate Court division is the proper venue for a former workers’ compensation judge to bring allegations that she was fired in retaliation for reporting concerns about unethical conduct…
Most Carriers Rank Average or Better in ’22 PBO Results
The majority of carriers were graded as average performers or high performers in the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation’s 2022 performance-based oversight assessment. The DWC on Thursday announced that 41 carriers,…
Court Explains Calculation of Average Weekly Wage With 40-Hour Maximum
The Montana Workers' Compensation Court clarified the proper calculation of an injured worker’s "average weekly wage received at the time of the injury, subject to a maximum of 40 hours…
Longtime Bus Driver Gets Benefits for Repetitive Trauma Injuries
A New York appellate court ruled that a bus driver was entitled to benefits for repetitive trauma injuries over a 31-year career. Case: Matter of Grinnage v. New York City Transit Authority,…
Worker’s Supervisors Have Immunity Following Fatal Trench Collapse
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the supervisors of a worker who was killed in a trench collapse were entitled to immunity from civil liability because they did not…
Split Court Says Owner of Timber Rights Wasn’t Immune From Liability for Worker’s Injury
A narrowly divided Mississippi Court of Appeals overturned a grant of summary judgment to the owner of timber rights at the end of a chain of contractors it hired to…
Manufacturer Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Tort Claims
A Texas appellate court ruled that a packaging material manufacturer was entitled to summary judgment on the negligence and gross negligence claims filed by the representative of a temporary worker…
NCOIL Announces New Officer Team
The National Council on Insurance Legislators announced that Arkansas state Rep. Deborah Ferguson will serve as the association’s president in 2023. Rep. Deborah Ferguson Ferguson, a Democrat from West Memphis, said…