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Comp Laude Winners Announced
WorkCompCentral presented awards for outstanding contributions to the workers’ compensation industry at its annual Comp Laude Awards and Gala. The Comp Laude Awards, a play on the Latin term “cum laude”…
AGC Self-Insurers’ Fund Returning $27.1M in Dividends
The Kentucky Associated General Contractors Self-Insurers’ Fund announced that it will distribute a $27.1 million dividend in March. Members in 2017 with a loss ratio below 100% who remain in the…
IAIABC Elects Board of Directors
The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions announced the election of its 2021-22 board of directors. Gregor Kemper Gregor Kemper, director of international relations for German Social Accident Insurance,…
Medical Necessity Disputes Down 52% Since 2014
Medical disputes in Texas’ workers’ compensation system declined again in 2020, resulting in a cumulative decrease of 52% since 2014. The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reported 1,357 necessity disputes in…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Knee Replacement
The Supreme Court of West Virginia upheld a denial of authorization for a knee replacement to an injured maintenance worker with preexisting arthritis. Case: Elliott v. Youth Services Systems Inc., No.
Court Overturns Partial Summary Judgment on Claim for Power Saw Mishap
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker should not have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for an injury involving an allegedly unguarded…
Convention Center Employee Has No Viable Tort Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a convention center employee allegedly injured by a runaway freight cart could not pursue a tort claim against the company removing its trade…
WCIRB Mulls Inclusion of COVID Claims in Experience Rating
Workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 are currently excluded from California employers’ experience rating calculation, but that could change next year. When the pandemic started, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau proposed,…
High Court Upholds Award for Worker With Spinal Cord Injury
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a spinal cord injury she suffered when a colleague pushed her to the ground. Case: Murray American…
ICA Holding Formal Stakeholder Meeting Dec. 9
The Industrial Commission of Arizona is holding a formal stakeholder meeting Dec. 9. “The purpose of this meeting is to provide interested parties another opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas…
RIMS Supports Pandemic Risk Insurance Act
RIMS on Monday announced its support for the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2021, a bill that would create a federal reinsurance program for property and casualty carriers’ losses related…
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Law Limiting Estate to Receipt of Funeral Expenses
The Alaska Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to a state law limiting a worker’s estate to the collection of funeral expenses, since she had no dependents when she was…