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AM Best Ups Ratings for Synergy Comp Insurance Co.
AM Best updated its financial strength and long-term issuer credit ratings for Synergy Comp Insurance Co. The rating organization upgraded Synergy’s financial strength rating to “A (excellent)” from “A minus (excellent). At…
No Summary Judgment on Worker’s Labor Law Claim for Runaway Forklift Accident
A New York appellate court overturned a grant of partial summary judgment to an injured worker for a forklift accident. Case: Marino v. Manning Squires Hennig Co. Inc., No. 481 CA…
No Benefits for Worker Injured in Restaurant Parking Lot
An Ohio appellate court ruled that a traveling employee did not suffer an injury in the course of or arising out of his employment when he fell in a restaurant…
Mechanic Charged With Felony Comp Fraud
A mechanic who allegedly operated his own shop and raced motorcycles after telling a qualified medical evaluator he was too injured to work was arraigned on two felony counts of…
Bill to Index Med-Legal Fee Schedule for Inflation Added to Fiscal Committee Agenda
Fiscal committees in both chambers of the California Legislature will hold hearings on a handful of workers’ compensation bills Wednesday and Thursday, including a measure last heard in 2021 that…
DWC to Revise Reemployment Rules
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation announced rulemaking activities that will address training, education and reemployment of injured workers. The division said proposed amendments will be updated to streamline regulatory text,…
DOL Posts 2022 Special Fund Assessment Instructions
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a total assessment of $88 million for the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act special fund for calendar year 2022. The special fund, also known…
Some Defendants in Labor Law Action Get Partial Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court ruled that some of the defendants in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing claims against them and on their cross-claims. Case:…
Court Dismisses Labor Law Claim by Worker Who Fell From Bucket
A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled to summary judgment dismissing the worker’s claims based on his alleged fall from a…
Worker’s Unrelated Death Doesn’t Allow Employer, Carrier to Avoid Settlement Agreement
The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an employer and an insurance carrier could not back out of a settlement agreement just because the worker died before the agreement…
Summary Judgment on Guardsmen’s Entitlement to Benefits Overturned
A Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to two National Guardsmen awarding them a lump-sum payment of benefits for injuries they sustained in service in Afghanistan. Case: May…
IMR Decisions on Pace for 4th Consecutive Decrease
If the volume of independent medical review decision letters issued through the first half of 2022 holds for the rest of the year, determinations on disputed medical treatments in California’s…