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Legislators Pre-File Bill Prohibiting Vaccine Mandates
Lawmakers in Missouri are set to consider legislation that would prohibit employers from mandating that their workers receive the COVID-19 vaccine under certain conditions. S.B. 693, pre-filed on Wednesday, states that…
Lawmakers Introduce Comp Bill to Cover Adverse Vaccine Reactions
Lawmakers in South Carolina are considering a bill that would amend the state workers' compensation code to cover adverse reactions to employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations. Introduced Monday, S.B. 902 would force insurers…
Sedgwick Buys Seattle-Based Legal Administrator
Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. said Tuesday it has acquired JND Legal Administration, a legal management and administration services provider. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. JND is a major U.S.
Ironworker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on an iron worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a retaining wall he was using as a…
Court Dismisses Labor Law Claim by Worker Injured by Falling Pallet Rack
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims for his injuries from when parts of a shelving system fell on him. Case: Abreu…
Nursing Assistant Gets Change of Physician, Additional Treatment, 7% Impairment Rating
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that an injured nursing assistant was entitled to a change of physician, additional medical treatment and a 7% impairment rating. Case: North Hills Surgery Center v.
Worker Must Give Timely Notice of Injury, Not Notice of Filing Comp Claim
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a worker seeking compensation for an injury must give her employer notice of the accident within one year of its occurrence, but she…
SAIF Hires Sharifa Gomez as Vice President of Human Resources
Oregon’s SAIF Corp. announced that Sharifa Gomez joined the carrier as vice president of human resources Dec. 1. Sharifa Gomez Gomez will oversee all aspects of HR, including employee engagement and…
Benefit to Increase, SIF Contribution Rate to Drop in 2022
The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Division announced that maximum and minimum benefits will increase 7.7% in 2022. At the same time, the division announced that the Second Injury Fund contribution rate will…
Goldberg Segalla Announces Additions to Comp Team
Goldberg Segalla announced that Daniel P. Robinson joined the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Princeton, New Jersey, and that Paul J. Small joined the firm’s work comp group in Hartford,…
No PTD Benefits for Seasonal Employee
The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a seasonal employee for a campground and river outfitter who worked nine-hour days, seven days a week, was not entitled to permanent total disability…
Worker Fails to Establish Compensability of Mental Disorder From Job Stress
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a worker failed to introduce sufficient evidence to establish the compensability of her mental disorder claim. Case: In the Matter of the Compensation of…