Workers Comp

The 2024 Riskworld annual conference and exhibition is taking place May 5-8 in San Diego. View our photo gallery from the first day. Source link

Welcome to the first edition of Business Insurance’s digital newsletter, which covers Riskworld, the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.’s 2024 conference in San Diego. About 10,000 registered attendees and 300 exhibitors are expected at the conference this week. BI will cover sessions, events and news from the meeting each day. Among the highlights of …

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King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based MedRisk, which manages physical rehabilitation in workers compensation, plans to acquire Conduent Inc.’s Casualty Claims Solutions business.   The $240 million sale is subject to customary adjustments and regulatory approval, and consists of Conduent’s workers compensation and auto casualty bill review solutions and services that includes the processing of medical bills and …

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed sweeping legislation that would, among other things, provide firefighters diagnosed with cancer with alternative benefits to workers compensation. House Bill 989 makes firefighters diagnosed with certain types of cancer eligible to receive specific disability or death benefits and offers a one-time cash payout of $25,000 upon the initial …

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Thursday it cited a Boston-based window cleaning company over the death of an employee who fell 29 stories. OSHA cited Sky Safety Inc. for two “willful,” four “serious” and two “repeat” violations, and assessed $447,087 in proposed penalties following the October 2023 incident in Boston’s financial district. …

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed legislation that provides first responders with supplemental compensation if they are diagnosed with work-related post-traumatic stress disorder. House Bill 451 requires that all statewide public entities offer supplemental, illness-specific insurance benefits, either through an insurer or self-insured, for emergency responders who suffer from PTSD due to line-of-duty traumatic …

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A pair of former Marsh executives have taken new roles with rival brokerages. Also of note: The insurance impact of the Baltimore bridge collapse is starting to come into focus. Source link

A trial judge and lower appeals court improperly found that an injured Whirlpool Corp. employee’s workers compensation claim had expired because a jurisdictional limitation placed on the state’s Industrial Commission affects trial court cases, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. Brian Caldwell filed for workers comp after being injured while working for Whirlpool in 2015. …

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday said it cited a Connecticut home care agency after a licensed practical nurse was killed by a patient during a home visit in Willimantic, Connecticut. OSHA cited Jordan Health Care Inc. and New England Home Care Inc., both doing business as Elara Claring, for one “willful” …

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it cited two companies following fatal workplace falls. OSHA cited Detyens Shipyards Inc., a North Charleston, South Carolina, ship repair and servicing company, after an employee fell 20 feet from an unguarded side of a small platform inside a fuel tank on a U.S. Navy …

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