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…
No Benefits for Widow of Worker Who Died After Divorce Filing
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a widow was not entitled to benefits for a man’s death that occurred after she had filed for divorce.
Case: Walton v. Iddings Brothers LLC, No. 75 C.D. 2021,…
Governors Act to Stop Federal Vaccination Requirement
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to file a lawsuit to prevent the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration from enforcing an emergency workplace safety standard that would mandate vaccinations…
Worker’s Fatal Excavator Accident Doesn’t Fall Within Intentional Act Exception
The Utah Supreme Court ruled that the family of a worker killed in an excavator accident failed to assert a viable claim that his employer had intentionally injured him.
Case: Christiansen…