by | Feb 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
If Michigan employers hire private security to forcefully break up labor strikes, any injuries to striking workers would be presumed compensable, under a recently introduced bill.
Sen. Jeremy Moss, D-Southfield, on…
by | Feb 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Private employers in Ohio will pay nearly $106 million less in workers’ compensation premiums in the next fiscal year due to a 10% rate reduction approved by the Ohio Bureau…
by | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Texas Department of Insurance on Thursday announced the adoption of amendments to the National Council on Compensation Insurance Basic Manual for Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Insurance.
“This filing eliminates…
by | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office announced that pharmacy benefits manager Optum Rx agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle a claim that it failed to follow workers’ compensation prescription drug…
by | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
A Texas appellate court tossed a former police cadet’s tort claims against the individual officers he blamed for his heat-stress-related injuries during a training exercise.
Case: Manley v. Wise, No. 03-21-00120-CV,…
by | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
A Florida appellate court overturned an award of payment for providers who treated a worker after an on-the-job injury.
Case: Arrez Brothers Carpentry LLC v. Ortiz, No. 1D21-2225, 02/23/2022, published.
Facts: Jose…