Trial Court Can’t Decide Arbitrability of Worker’s Claims
A Texas appellate court ruled that a dispute between an injured worker and her employer over the arbitrability of her injury claims had to be resolved by an arbitrator.
Case: CHG…
Court Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit for Worker’s Fatal Fall
A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a family’s lawsuit against a truck driver’s employer for his fatal injuries from a fall off the top of his tanker.
Case: Garcia…
BWC Administrator Hudgens Retires After 11 Years
Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administrator Abbie Hudgens retired today after leading the agency for the last 11 years.
Abbie Hudgens
The Department of Labor and Workforce Development on Tuesday said Hudgens…
Split Court Says Worker’s Failure to Join Claims Result in Forfeiture
A divided Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s failure to join a second injury to a pending claim resulted in a forfeiture of the second injury claim.
Case: Rodarte…
Agent Faces Additional Charge of Pocketing Premium Refunds
The Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire announced that Kerri Monroe has been charged with one additional count of reporting and disposition of premiums.
The charge is in…
Senate Passes COVID-19, PTSD Presumption Measures
The California Senate passed bills that would extend COVID-19 presumptions for another year and expand the list of first responders eligible for a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is work-related.
The…