Lawmakers in Washington state passed a bill that would specify that self-insured employers and their private-sector counterparts that employ firefighters owe a duty of good faith and fair dealing with regard…
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s hearing loss claim.
Case: Fragmin v. TC Energy Group LLC, No. 21-0660, 04/05/2023, published.
Facts: William Fragmin worked…
The Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of an injured carpenter’s claim that he was fired in retaliation for pursuing workers’ compensation benefits.
Case: Burns v. Ford Construction Co.,…
A California Assembly committee passed bills that would give certain San Diego city workers a presumption that skin cancer is compensable and allow carriers to continue using debit cards to pay indemnity…
ICW Group Insurance Cos. promoted Mirek Wieczorek to senior vice president, head of reinsurance, where he will be charged with leading the growth strategy for ICW Re.
Mirek Wieczorek
Wieczorek joined…