More than 40 years after the American Psychological Association first included post-traumatic stress disorder in its manual for health care practitioners, the medical condition is becoming a source of increasing concern in the workers compensation sector. In earlier eras, and under different names, PTSD was most closely associated with the exposure of military personnel to …
As outside insurance, risk management and coverage counsel for companies that run the gamut from small start-ups to Fortune 100 global conglomerates, we work with a lot of clients and brokerages on cyber insurance policy procurements, renewals and claims. Most of our clients have agreements with brokers that address the different services that will be …
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Lawmakers in Washington state have passed legislation that would enhance workers compensation survivor benefits in deaths involving drivers working for ride-sharing services. The measure, House Bill 2382, passed the Senate in a majority vote on Wednesday and now heads to the desk of Gov. Jay Inslee for his consideration. It previously passed the House. The …
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A Pennsylvania appellate court ruled Wednesday that a waste-to-energy facility is entitled to a new trial in a case in which a jury awarded an injured worker $6.3 million. The Pennsylvania Superior Court, in D’Amico v. Covanta Holding Corp., reversed a trial court decision denying a motion for a new trial filed by Covanta. The …
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A Vermont appeals court Tuesday sided with a workers compensation claims administrator in an insurance bad faith lawsuit brought by a state trooper who was injured on the job in June 2021. The Vermont Superior Court, in Andrew Leise v. Corvel Enterprise Comp. Inc., ruled that Corvel was correct to assert that there was no …
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The Texas Department of Insurance adopted the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s advisory loss cost filing that proposes an average decrease of 11%, effective July 1. According to a bulletin the department issued Friday, insurance companies must use either the NCCI loss costs or their own independent, insurer-specific classification relativities as bases for all workers compensation policies …
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday it cited an Alabama brick manufacturer for exposing workers to a substance that could potentially cause irreversible respiratory diseases. OSHA cited Selma-based Henry Brick Co. Inc. for 11 serious citations and proposed $124,212 in penalties after investigators found the company exposed employees to silica crystalline. Workers …
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Musculoskeletal conditions associated with aging and identified during examinations of injured workers are increasingly common, adding to the complexity of claims, experts say. These so-called degenerative conditions seen in comp claims can “become complicated because typically you have no baseline,” said Max Koonce, Memphis, Tennessee-based chief claims officer for third-party administrator Sedgwick Claims Management Services …
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Kentucky lawmakers filed legislation Monday that would enable employers to petition courts for protection orders in cases where their employees have been subject to workplace violence. House Bill 739 would be applicable in cases where employees are threatened with, or are the target of, workplace violence, including incidents perpetrated by current or former romantic partners. …
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