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Nonsubscribing Employer Can Compel Injured Worker to Arbitrate Claim
A Texas appellate court ruled that a nonsubscribing employer could compel its injured employee to arbitrate his claim pursuant to its benefit plan, even after participating in discovery and other…
TMIC Announces RFPs for $7M in Grant Funding for Nonprofits
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. is making available $7 million in open grant funding to organizations across Texas through two requests for proposal initiatives. This is the second consecutive year that Texas…
Goldberg Segalla Adds Attorney at Newark Office
Goldberg Segalla announced the addition of Bei Yang to the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Newark, New Jersey. Bei Yang Yang concentrates her practice on counseling and defending employers, insurers and third-party…
Worker’s Estate Cannot Compel Production of Nonparty’s Tax Returns, Records
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s estate could not compel a defendant to produce records regarding the payments it allegedly received from a nonparty. Case: Nill v. Gaco…
Property Owner Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. Case: Singh v. 180 Varick…
Governing Committee to Discuss Rate Filing at Wednesday Meeting
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee will discuss the 2022 advisory pure premium rate filing during a meeting Wednesday. Committee members will discuss and possibly vote on…
Victory Insurance Expands Digital Payment Options for Policyholders
Insurity, a provider of cloud-native policy, billing, claims and analytics software, announced that workers’ compensation carrier Victory Insurance has selected Sure Claims Payments to expand digital payment options. Victory Insurance currently uses…
Court Says Board Erred in Rejecting Treating Physician’s Opinion
The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned a denial of benefits for a worker’s back condition, finding the Workers’ Compensation Board failed, without reason, to defer to the opinion of a…
Worker Cannot Get Additional Benefits, Treatment for Back Injury
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of additional benefits and treatment to a worker for a back injury, with one judge writing separately to criticize the way the deferential…
Roofing Contractor Fined $501k for Willful Fall Exposures
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued three egregious willful citations, five serious citations and one other-than-serious citation to an Augusta, Maine-based contractor for willfully exposing employees to fall…
Defendants Get Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim, Not Indemnification Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled to summary judgment dismissing some of the injured worker’s claims, but they were not…
No Summary Judgment in Labor Law Claim for Worker Who Fell
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall off the stairs of…