Expansion of Workers’ Compensation for COVID-19 in 6 States Created Narrow Benefit December 8, 2020 By Jim Sams While at least 17 states have passed laws or issued orders that expanded access to workers’ compensation benefits for employees...
Slick Sidewalks, Protective Pets Among Injury Trends for Amazon Delivery Partners in Colorado December 7, 2020 Coloradans like residents of other states have seen an increase in delivery vehicles as many households shifted to ordering more...
Migrant Farm Workers from Texas Allege Pesticide Exposure in Illinois December 7, 2020 By Sophia Tareen More than two dozen migrant workers from Texas allege they were sprayed with toxic pesticides while working in Illinois cornfields,...
Transit Worker Can Be Compensated, Cannot Sue Employer for Assault Injuries December 4, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield A District of Columbia appeals court held that a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) worker cannot sue his employer...
U.S. Employers Have Right to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine. But Will They? December 3, 2020 By Tina Bellon Private U.S. companies have the right under the law to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but are unlikely...
California Roof Company Owner Arraigned In $4M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme December 2, 2020 Judy Hein, 71, of Oxnard, Calif., was arraigned on five felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly underreporting payroll for...
Nevada Supreme Court Rules Undocumented Injured Worker Can Get Benefits November 25, 2020 The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that an undocumented worker is entitled to permanent disability. The court ruled on Nov....
California OKs Workers’ Comp Advisory Rates, No Virus Adjustment for Now November 25, 2020 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has adopted and issued a revised average advisory pure premium rate, lowering the benchmark to...
Lawsuit: Nebraska Meatpacking Plant Did Not Protect Workers from Virus November 24, 2020 By Josh Funk A Nebraska meatpacking plant has been accused in a lawsuit of failing to take adequate precautions to protect workers from...
Chief Actuary Antonello to Be Next CEO of Employers Holdings November 20, 2020 Small business workers’ compensation insurance specialist Employers Holdings Inc. has named Katherine H. Antonello as its president and chief executive...