The California Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would add state firefighters to the list of public employees who are exempt from certain limits on death benefits.
At the same…
A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims against a shipowner for injuries he sustained while unloading coal from the hopper of a barge.
Case: Smith v. Crounse…
The Appeals Court of Massachusetts upheld an award of damages to a law firm under a theory of quantum meruit against an attorney who decided to leave.
Case: Sugarman & Sugarman…
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the Legislature did not create an exception to the exclusive remedy provision of the workers’ compensation law for those whose claims are deemed noncompensable on “major…
By Steve Nichols, News Contributor
Although Texas employers are not required to purchase workers’ compensation, recent data shows that more than 4 of 5 private sector employees were covered in 2022, the highest…
The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Monday launched a total estimated policy cost calculator.
The calculator uses an algorithm to estimate how much a workers’ compensation policy would…