Court Dismisses Labor Law Claim by Worker Injured by Falling Pallet Rack
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims for his injuries from when parts of a shelving system fell on him.
Case: Abreu…
Nursing Assistant Gets Change of Physician, Additional Treatment, 7% Impairment Rating
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that an injured nursing assistant was entitled to a change of physician, additional medical treatment and a 7% impairment rating.
Case: North Hills Surgery Center v.
Worker Must Give Timely Notice of Injury, Not Notice of Filing Comp Claim
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a worker seeking compensation for an injury must give her employer notice of the accident within one year of its occurrence, but she…
SAIF Hires Sharifa Gomez as Vice President of Human Resources
Oregon’s SAIF Corp. announced that Sharifa Gomez joined the carrier as vice president of human resources Dec. 1.
Sharifa Gomez
Gomez will oversee all aspects of HR, including employee engagement and…
Benefit to Increase, SIF Contribution Rate to Drop in 2022
The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Division announced that maximum and minimum benefits will increase 7.7% in 2022.
At the same time, the division announced that the Second Injury Fund contribution rate will…
Goldberg Segalla Announces Additions to Comp Team
Goldberg Segalla announced that Daniel P. Robinson joined the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Princeton, New Jersey, and that Paul J. Small joined the firm’s work comp group in Hartford,…