Days Away From Work Fall Despite Increase in Serious Injuries, Fatalities
Days away from work due to serious injuries decreased by 61% from 2019 to 2020, according to a new report from ISN Software Corp., despite an increase in the rate…
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Worker’s Request to Expand Scope of Claim
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously denied a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim for a back injury to include additional conditions.
Case: Smith v. King Coal Chevrolet…
No Benefits for Worker Due to Delay in Informing Employer of Injures
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for her injuries from a car accident that she did not inform her employer of until almost…
Hospital Worker Presumption Amended to ID Covered Cancers
Legislation that would create a presumption that certain diseases, post-traumatic stress disorder and musculoskeletal injuries are compensable for some California hospital workers was amended to identify types of cancer that…
Loss Costs to Decrease 4.9% in April
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott and Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Michael Pieciak on Wednesday announced that workers’ compensation loss costs will decrease 4.9%, effective April 1.
At the same time, the…