Immunity Doesn’t Protect Local Governments from Administrative Penalties, Texas Court Rules November 1, 2023 By Jim Sams Political subdivisions in Texas can’t use governmental immunity to evade administrative penalties for failing to timely pay workers’ compensation benefits,...
A Teacher Was Shot by Her 6-Year-Old Student. Is Workers’ Compensation Enough? October 26, 2023 By Ben Finley NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old...
Asbestos Wrongful Death Claim Allowed Against Employer as Workers’ Comp Exception October 24, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A Connecticut appeals court has revived a wrongful death claim that tests a narrow exception to the state law that...
Former Washington NFL Player Denied Workers’ Compensation for Hip October 17, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff Stuart Anderson, who played linebacker for the National Football League’s Washington Redskins (now known as the Washington Commanders) in the...
Medical Costs for Injured Workers in Delaware Fell During Pandemic: WCRI Study October 13, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff Changes in the availability of medical services during the pandemic was one of the drivers of Delaware workers’ compensation claims...
Court Tosses $223.8 Million Verdict Against J&J in Talc Cancer Case October 4, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson An injured worker who collects workers’ compensation in Rhode Island cannot sue his employer in Massachusetts, according to a ruling...
Research Finds 6% of COVID Claimants Treated for Long COVID October 4, 2023 By Jim Sams A national study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute found that 6% of workers who filed claims for COVID-19 suffered...
Utah Supreme Ct. Rejects Employer’s Bid to Recoup WC Benefits from Settlement with Debt Collectors October 2, 2023 By Jim Sams Special education teacher Robyn Young had to fight the Granite School District for benefits after she suffered a concussion and...
Arizona Appellate Court Upholds Death Benefits for Widow of Worker Killed by COVID September 22, 2023 By Jim Sams The widow of an Arizona worker who died after contracting COVID-19 from a co-worker suffered a workplace “accident” that is...
N.Y. Contractor Sentenced to 6 Mos. for Work Comp Premium Fraud Scheme September 20, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A drywall contractor has been sentenced to six months in jail for defrauding the New York State Workers’ Compensation Insurance...