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A California appellate court upheld a finding that a traveling worker’s death from a car accident occurred within the course and scope of her employment, which prohibited her parents from seeking a civil remedy for her demise.
Deniece Abraham worked for Wells Fargo at its business support call center in Sacramento. In November 2019, she was part of a team of traveling bankers that went to Virginia to train new call center employees who had been… Read more »
A California appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for an injured worker’s employer, finding the employer had no duty to defend or indemnify the general contractor in charge of the jobsite where the worker was injured.
Case: Flatiron West Inc. v. RMA Group, No. C096486, 11/28/2023, unpublished.
Facts: Flatiron West Inc. was the general contractor on the EchoWater Nitrifying Sidestream Treatment Project for the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District.
In May 2016, Flatiron contracted with the RMA Group to provide quality inspection services for the project. This contract included a defense and indemnity provision requiring RMA to indemnify and defend Flatiron from claims on account of… Read more »
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of hearing loss benefits for a long-time utility… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based… Read more »
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The California Department of Industrial Relations posted 2024 assessments rates for insured and self-insured employers.
Insurers must apply the rates established by the department to policyholders’ estimated premium for policies incepting next year.
Insured employer assessment rates are:
Workers’ Compensation Administration Revolving Fund — 0.024604.
Uninsured Employers Benefit Trust Fund — 0.001505.
Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund — 0.015891.
Occupational Safety and Health Fund —… Read more »
The Workers Compensation Research Institute has published a flash report which examines the time from injury to first medical services among workers’ compensation patients across states and over time. WCRI said this measure is an important aspect of access to medical care for injured employees and is a topic of interest for policymakers and stakeholders.
WCRI examined the changes in time to first medical services from 2016 to 2017 and 2021 to 2022, including the first two… Read more »
Oregon’s SAIF Corp. is developing a legislative proposal that would facilitate criminal prosecution of employers that engage in workers’ compensation fraud.
The state-chartered workers’ compensation carrier said in a two-page summary of its plans for a fraud bill that there is an imbalance in the system that only allows prosecution of workers.
Workers who knowingly and intentionally commit workers’ compensation can be criminally prosecuted, the carrier said. Employers that knowingly misrepresent payroll… Read more »
Federal workplace safety inspectors fined a Wisconsin roofing contractor $180,469 for allegedly exposing workers to deadly fall hazards twice in less than two weeks.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said inspectors observed Overhead Solutions LLC employees working about 30 feet above the ground at an apartment complex in Menasha without adequate fall protection in May.
“Thirteen days later, an inspector observed a project manager employed by Overhead Solutions LLC of… Read more »
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