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...
Feds Tell Banks to Be on Alert for Payroll, Work Comp Premium Fraud Schemes September 13, 2023 By Jim Sams A US Treasury Department unit that investigates financial crimes has directed banks to send alerts when they come across suspicious...
Explosion, Fire at Archer Daniels Midland Facility in Illinois Injures 8 Employees September 12, 2023 DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — An explosion and fire at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injured eight employees and...
Wisc. Sawmill Agrees to Pay $191K After 16-Year-Old Boy Killed on the Job September 11, 2023 By Todd Richmond MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A northern Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to pay nearly $191, 000 and stop hiring children under...
Miss. Supreme Allows Subrogation Suit Against ATV Driver in Crash Involving Lt. Gov. September 8, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A workers’ compensation fund for Mississippi state agencies will can take subrogation action against the driver of an all-terrain vehicle...
Doctors Must Bill for Injured Workers Within 45 Days, Says Kentucky High Court August 31, 2023 By William Rabb Medical providers who treat injured workers in Kentucky must bill the employer/insurer within 45 days, even before a workers’ compensation...