by | Nov 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a correctional officer for her psychological injuries following a sexual assault by a co-worker.
Case: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of…
by | Nov 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
A divided panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a reduction of an attorney’s hourly rate in a fee award for a Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation…
by | Nov 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council is holding a virtual hearing Wednesday to vote on proposals for an agreed-upon bill for Wisconsin’s 2022 legislative session.
Members of the advisory council include five representatives…
by | Nov 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
A Florida appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to an award of costs, but not attorney fees, after its former employee rejected a pretrial offer to settle his wrongful…
by | Nov 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Friday announced a final order approving a 4.9% workers’ compensation rate decrease recommended by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
Commissioner David Altmaier
NCCI…
by | Nov 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
California accounted for 12% of all jobs covered by workers’ compensation in the year before the pandemic, 14.4% of all covered wages and 19.7% of all indemnity and medical benefits,…