Lawmakers in New York are trying to define temporary total disability as it applies to workers compensation. A.B. 6707, introduced in the Assembly on Friday and sent to the Labor Committee, would amend workers comp law to elaborate that temporary total disability “shall consist of the injured employee’s inability to perform his or her pre-injury …
The Appellate Court of Maryland reversed a trial court ruling that caused the widow of a county firefighter to lose partial death benefits awarded after her husband’s death. The appeals court Wednesday determined a trial court wrongly reversed a Workers’ Compensation Commission decision awarding Janet Conrad partial death benefits after the 2017 death of …
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Maine lawmakers have introduced legislation that would tie workers compensation benefit amounts to the rise in the price of goods and services. The measure introduced on Thursday, Senate Bill 1896, would amend the state’s workers comp law to mandate that compensation for injured workers be annually increased to account for inflation by the amount of …
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The 2023 RIMS Riskworld conference and exhibition took place April 30-May 3 in Atlanta. View our slideshows from all four days below. Source link
BI’s photographer provided extensive coverage of the 2023 RIMS Riskworld conference and exhibition, which took place April 30-May 3 in Atlanta. View our slideshows from all four days. Source link
(Reuters) – The Kroger Co. has agreed to pay West Virginia $68 million to settle claims that it fueled the opioid epidemic through lax oversight of its pill sales, bringing the state’s years-long litigation over opioids to a close. The deal, announced Thursday by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, comes a month before the …
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The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has declared a Midwest roofing contractor in default after failing to properly address workplace safety violations, assessing full financial penalties against the company. The commission, in a March decision publicized Wednesday, found Joshua Herion, and his Waukegan, Illinois-based company, ECS Roofing Professionals Inc., in default after the company …
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The Court of Appeals of North Carolina ruled that a lower court wrongly allowed a lawsuit initiated by the family of a deceased woodworker to proceed since the matter should have fallen under the jurisdiction of workers compensation. The appeals court on Tuesday reversed a trial judge’s decision denying summary judgment to Randy Reinhardt, who …
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The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Inc., a privately held insurance brokerage headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, on Wednesday announced the launch of its newly formed National Complex Workers’ Compensation Practice Group. Liberty managing partner Kirk Aguilera, a former Brown & Brown Inc. executive with 30 years of experience in the property/casualty market, will lead the team. The …
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Rich Ives is vice president of business insurance claims for Travelers Cos. Inc. Based in Hartford, Connecticut, Mr. Ives manages the workers compensation sector for Travelers, which is among the largest comp insurers in the country. He spoke with Assistant Editor Louise Esola recently about issues facing the industry. Edited excerpts follow. What are some …