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One80 Acquires PMC Insurance Group
Specialty insurance broker One80 Intermediaries Inc. announced on Tuesday it has acquired PMC Insurance Group, a Bedford, Massachusetts-based workers’ compensation wholesale broker and program manager. Terms of the deal were not…
Governor Swears in Comp Court Judge
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee swore in five new judges, including an associate on the Workers’ Compensation Court, according to a report by the Providence Journal. McKee on Monday swore in…
Labor Committee Passes Bill Allowing PTSD Claims for All Workers
The New York Senate Labor Committee on Monday voted 8-3 to pass a carryover bill that would allow all workers to file claims for post-traumatic stress disorder. Sen. Diane Savino The…
Bill Would Require Post-Accident Drug Testing
A measure introduced ahead of the legislative session starting Wednesday would require that Virginia employers conduct post-accident drug testing. At the same time, a resolution introduced in the House of Delegates…
Bills Propose Presumption Against Voluntary Withdrawal From Labor Market
New York law would presume that an injured worker who has not refused an offer of reemployment has not voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market, under bills referred to committees…
Court Revives Breach of Contract Dispute Involving Worker’s Death at Landfill
A New York appellate court revived a dispute over whether an employer established a breach of contract by a transport company that had contracted with the employer’s parent company for…
Property Owner Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker’s Labor Law, Negligence Claims
A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims for alleged injuries from a fall while installing floor joists. Case:…
Employer Fails to Prove Worker’s Allowed Claim for Aggravation Had Abated
An Ohio appellate court upheld the Industrial Commission’s determination that a worker’s allowed claim based on the aggravation of a preexisting arachnoid cyst had not yet abated. Case: State ex rel.
High Court Tosses Negligence-Based Claims Against Employer
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a plaintiff’s claims of negligent hiring, retention, supervision and general negligence for failing to provide a safe…
MLAC Preparing to Review 2022 Legislative Proposals
Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee is preparing to review proposals for the 2022 legislative session that would affect the state’s workers’ compensation system. The committee tentatively scheduled meetings for Jan. 21 and…
Commission Recommends Candidates for Appellate Court Vacancy
The Commission on Judicial Selection recommended three candidates to fill the vacancy on the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals created by the retirement of Gary M. Hall. Candidates recommended to…
SCOTUS Agrees to Review Hanford Worker Presumption Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case involving a state law in Washington that created a presumption of compensability for certain conditions suffered by federal workers…