NJCRIB Posts 2022 Manual
The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau posted the 2022 edition of its Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance Manual.
The manual governs the underwriting and rating of work comp…
New Opinion Allows Worker to Proceed With Negligence Claim
A Texas appellate court withdrew its prior decision on the viability of a tanning salon worker’s tort claims against her alleged employers and issued a new opinion allowing her to…
Injured Automobile Mechanic Fails to Prove Entitlement to TTD, PTD Benefits
The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that an automobile mechanic was not entitled to temporary or permanent total disability benefits for his injuries from catching a transmission that was falling…
Governor Signs Bill Expanding Cancer Coverage to More Firefighters
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer enacted legislation that will allow firefighters who develop certain cancers to receive workers’ compensation benefits from the First Responder Presumed Coverage Fund.
Rep. Jeff Yaroch
Whitmer on…
Carrier Wasn’t Relieved of Duty to Defend Employer it Couldn’t Reach
The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a grant of summary judgment to an insurance carrier it said failed to establish its insured breached the cooperation clause in its policy, thereby excusing…