A $40 million lawsuit by a former teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student isn’t barred by workers compensation exclusivity and can move forward, a Virginia judge ruled Friday. Newport News Circuit Court Judge Matthew Hoffman ruled that a civil suit brought by Abigail Zwerner can move forward because an injury from a gunshot …
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Friday that it cited a New York contractor after an employee fatally fell through a roof opening to concrete flooring 20 feet below during an April construction project. OSHA cited Huntington-based Elite Roofing Services Inc. for six willful violations and one serious violation following the workplace fatality, …
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced this week a reduction in the annual workers comp assessment rate, which is projected to save employers around $53 million in 2024. The new rate was announced on Wednesday by the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul and is expected to benefit more than 400,000 small businesses statewide. …
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Thursday it cited a contractor after an employee fatally fell during construction work at a Hyundai electric car plant in April. OSHA cited Geismar, Louisiana-based Eastern Constructors Inc. for one willful and one serious violation and proposed $160,724 in penalties after the workplace fatality. The company was …
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Net written premium for private workers compensation insurers nationwide increased 11.3% in 2022 to $42.5 billion, according to a report released Wednesday by the Boca Raton, Florida-based National Council on Compensation Insurance. Including state funds, 2022 net written premium totaled $47.5 billion, which is unchanged from preliminary figures presented in May during the NCCI’s Annual …
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Ruling that the mental and lingering physical symptoms suffered by a woman who was in a “low speed” car accident while working for a medical facility in 2019 are unrelated to her workers compensation claim, an appeals court in West Virginia on Wednesday denied the expansion of the claim to include post-traumatic stress disorder. As …
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Aiming to strengthen existing child labor regulations through the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. House of Representatives is considering a resolution that would call on fines of up to $690,000 if a person under 18 years old is seriously injured or killed while working in several industries. H.R. 6079, filed Oct. 26 but made …
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(Reuters) — American International Group Inc. exceeded third-quarter profit expectations Wednesday, driven mainly by growth at its general insurance and life and retirement units. AIG, one of the world’s biggest commercial insurers, said third-quarter net premiums written in its general insurance arm grew 1% to $6.46 billion. The New York-based company’s general insurance underwriting income jumped by …
Wisconsin lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation that would create a workers compensation presumption of compensability for employees who suffer injuries from employer-mandated vaccines. Assembly Bill 613 states that any injury caused to a worker by a vaccination that the employee was “required by or coerced by his or her employer to receive” is presumed to …
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