Workers Comp

Allianz’s revamp of its commercial operations tops this week’s news. Also of note: An AIG unit must pay hefty defense costs to a pair of Illinois companies. Source link

An appeals court in New York upheld a denial of benefits to a bus driver who claimed in 2020 that he suffered “work-related stress and mental health injuries as a result of his exposure to COVID-19, the COVID-19-related death and illness of co-workers, the conditions of his employment and his treatment by co-workers and passengers, …

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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance filed a proposed workers compensation loss cost decrease of 12.7%, effective Nov. 1. This latest filing represents the 19th consecutive year of decreases, and a projected $20 million in savings to West Virginia employers as loss costs are factored in …

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A Virginia appellate court has reversed a lower court ruling involving a since-reinstated state police trooper who was fired after going out on workers compensation following a duty-related injury and was later embroiled in an insurance dispute with his employer. The Virginia Court Appeals on Tuesday overturned a trial court decision upholding a hearing officer’s …

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A Missouri appellate court has ruled that health care providers who treat injured employees in workers compensation claims are also subject to comp exclusive remedy in fee disputes concerning partial payment by employers’ comp insurers. The Court of Appeals of Missouri, Eastern District, in a Tuesday decision, found that health care providers seeking additional payment …

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Illinois grain bin operator after an employee became trapped in a grain elevator for five hours in February. OSHA on Wednesday said it cited Martinsville-based Littlejohn Grain Inc. for violating federal grain-handling safety standards by allowing workers to enter grain bins without appropriate protective equipment …

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the operator of a Boston area food plant for repeat violations after inspectors said the business failed to implement measures designed to protect workers from machine hazards. OSHA on Monday announced it cited Chinese Spaghetti Factory Inc. and proposed an additional $82,500 in penalties on top of …

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An Indiana appellate court ruled the state’s Worker’s Compensation Board erred in upholding a determination that an injured worker’s petition for additional workers comp benefits was untimely filed. The Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday reversed a board ruling dismissing a claim adjustment application by Angela Santos, who injured her back in December 2019 while …

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The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that a multimillion-dollar arbitration award against an employer in a worker death case does not bar other defendants from facing a lawsuit stemming from the same workplace fatality. The high court, in Hodges v. Walinga USA Inc., determined that the state’s “one-action” rule, which generally requires defendants in tort cases …

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Wisconsin rendering plant after a worker was severely burned by steam and hot oil. OSHA said Thursday it cited Green Bay-based Sanimax USA LLC for failing to develop and implement hazardous energy control procedures when clearing blocked pumps and piping at the facility. The worker suffered …

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