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Defendants Get Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court upheld a jury verdict in favor of the defendants on a worker’s claim for negligence and violation of the Labor Law based on his injuries…
Analysis Projects ‘Significant’ Costs for Extending PTSD Claim Deadline
Giving Florida’s first responders up to a year from the date of diagnosis to file claims for post-traumatic stress disorder could have a “significant” but unquantified impact on costs, according…
Senate Confirms Adrienne Harris as DFS Superintendent
The New York Senate on Tuesday confirmed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s appointment of Adrienne Harris to serve as the state’s insurance and banking regulator. Adrienne Harris Harris has been serving as acting…
Report: ‘Rust’ Producers Argue Exclusivity Bars Claims From Shooting
Attorneys for Alec Baldwin and producers of the movie “Rust” are asking a California judge to find that workers’ compensation exclusivity bars a lawsuit by the script supervisor who says…
Committee Passes Bill to Repeal 2003 Initiative, Allow Workplace Ergonomics Standards
Democrat members of the labor policy committee in the Washington state House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill that would repeal a 2003 voter initiative prohibiting the Department of…
Tower MSA Holding Webinar on Medicare Set-Asides
Tower MSA is hosting a webinar Feb. 3 to discuss the implications of a recent policy statement in which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it considers the…
Bill Would Allow DA Meetings With Carriers, Self-Insureds to Address ‘Rampant’ Comp Fraud
County prosecutors throughout California could convene meetings with insurance carriers and self-insured employers to discuss specific information about suspected fraud, under recently introduced legislation. The insurance commissioner is allowed to convene…
MLAC Opens Debate Over Proposal to Expand Firefighter Cancer Presumption
Labor advocates and firefighter representatives told members of Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee pending legislation that would expand the types of cancers that are presumed to arise out of employment is…
Supreme Court Orders Further Finding for Worker’s Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim
The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned the denial of a worker’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis, ruling that additional findings are necessary to determine the last date of his exposure to…
Court Revives Part of Worker’s Labor Law Claim for Staircase Fall
A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries in a fall while climbing stairs to access his work area. Case: Tolk v.
Mention of Plaintiff’s Comp Claim During Civil Suit Proceedings Doesn’t Warrant New Trial
A New York appellate court upheld a verdict in favor of a defendant in a personal injury action, finding the mention of his workers’ compensation claim did not warrant a new…
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty in Premium Fraud Case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that George Garcia pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for allegedly underreporting his payroll…