Pennsylvania Adopts Exception to Ban on an Insurer Subrogating Against an Insured February 24, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has sided with an insurer seeking subrogation for payments it made to an injured worker before...
New Jersey Cites 5 Contractors for Employee Misclassification February 17, 2022 The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has issued stop-work orders to five out-of-state contractors – from...
North Carolina High Court Ends ‘Absurd’ Windfall for Comp Insurers on Temp Workers February 15, 2022 For years, workers’ compensation insurers in North Carolina have been able to enjoy a windfall in some cases that involved...
Man Loses Arm and Leg after Explosion at South Florida Scrap Yard February 14, 2022 An explosion at a scrap-metal yard in South Florida left a man with such serious injuries that his arm and...
Washington Businesses Fined After 250 Workers Contract Virus in Same Warehouse February 11, 2022 Three Washington businesses were fined after workers housed in Thurston County hotels and employed at a Lewis County distribution center...
Unlicensed California Agent Sentenced for $1.4M Insurance Fraud February 11, 2022 Unlicensed insurance agent Karyl Lynn Reed, 58, formerly of Cosa Mesa, California, was convicted last week on multiple felony counts...
W.R. Berkley Optimism About 2022 Comes With Caution About Workers’ Compensation February 10, 2022 By Elizabeth Blosfield Executives for commercial lines insurer W.R. Berkley Corp. indicated in a fourth quarter and full year 2021 earnings call that...
Maine Moves to Extend Workers’ Comp Mental Health Benefit for First Responders February 9, 2022 A Maine legislative committee has signed off on a proposal to help emergency responders gain better access to mental health...
Massachusetts Excludes Supplemental Workers’ Comp From Retirees’ Formula February 7, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has clarified that a retirement board should not consider sick leave or vacation benefits that...
California Considers Giving 500K Fast Food Workers More Power February 4, 2022 By Don Thompson California’s more than half-million fast food workers would get increased power and protections under a first-in-the-nation measure approved by the...