Workers Comp

A former Archdiocese of Omaha employee who says she suffered psychological injuries during an unannounced active shooter drill cannot sue over the incident because of workers compensation exclusive remedy, the Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled. The high court on Friday said a lower court correctly found the woman’s lawsuit was barred by workers comp and …

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A Texas appellate court on Tuesday upheld an award of workers compensation benefits to the common-law wife of a police officer who died in the line of duty. David Hofer and Marta Danylyk began dating in February 2012 when Mr. Hofer was a police officer for the City of New York. The couple began living …

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A Florida appellate court on Wednesday upheld an award of benefits to a firefighter for his severe cardiac issues after his diagnosis of COVID-19, based on a statutory presumption that his infection was work-related. Chad Braden began working for Seminole County as a firefighter in 1993 after a clean pre-employment physical. In the early 2000s, …

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The vertical integration of care in consolidated medical systems results in higher claim costs and longer recovery times for workers injured on the job, according to a study released Thursday by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based institute examined the impact of consolidated hospital and health system networks, focusing on care provided to …

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A woman whose foot was amputated following a workplace injury at an airport in Washington state has settled a civil suit for $11 million. Alyah Payne, injured in a work-related vehicle collision in April 2021, sued the Port of Seattle along with Hensel Phelps Construction Co. and other defendants following the workplace incident. Ms. Payne …

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday that it cited an Illinois grain company after a worker suffered a partial leg amputation this summer.   OSHA cited Westfield-based Littlejohn Grain Inc. for two willful violations and one serious violation, and proposed $115,855 in penalties, following the July incident, in which the employee was …

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A San Francisco firefighter seriously injured in an incident with a city bus was not permitted to file a lawsuit because the injuries were exclusive to workers compensation, a California appellate court ruled Tuesday. Firefighter Matthew Vann sued over catastrophic injuries he suffered in November 2020, when Louis Yu, a bus driver with the San …

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The Business Insurance Women to Watch Awards & Conference took place in New York Dec. 4-5. Attendees heard from keynote speaker Desirée Rogers and insurance industry experts, and honored the 2023 Women to Watch winners. Source link

Methods for treating first responders suffering from mental injuries have gone virtual, as new modalities blend technologies such as gaming with more traditional approaches to treatment. Considered more holistic, the newer treatments in workers compensation mental injury claims can help provide a drug-free way to aid recovering first responders and can be more cost-effective for …

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