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A Louisiana appellate court upheld a jury verdict in favor of an injured janitorial worker for her injuries from a fall on a school premises.
Covenant Christian Academy is a private school operated on a property owned by First Baptist Church of Houma and leased to the school.
The lease agreement states that the church will provide "all major maintenance on the buildings and property," and the school will provide “routine” maintenance.
The school… Read more »
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer’s refusal to negotiate the amount of its subrogation lien does not constitute deliberate bad faith conduct that could result in the modification, reduction or waiver of its lien.
Case: Mondragon v. Jo Jo Pizza, No. 174 C.D. 2024, 01/06/2025, published.
Facts and procedural history: Martha Mondragon worked for Jo Jo Pizza. She slipped… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a roof.
Case: Verhoef v. Dean, No. 820 CA 24-00162, 12/20/2024, published.
Facts: Peter F. Verhoef fell from the roof of a concession stand while working at a commercial property owned by Paul Dean.
Verhoef and a… Read more »News: NORTH
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an increase in a coal miner’s permanent partial disability award for his injuries from an electric shock.
Case: Murray American Energy Inc. v. Fitzwater, No. 24-199, 01/14/2025, published.
Facts and procedural history: Carey Fitzwater worked for Murray American Energy as a coal miner. He suffered an electric shock… Read more »
The Workers Compensation Research Institute on Thursday released a new study offering an in-depth look at the lifecycle of a work comp claim in New York.
The report analyzes workers’ compensation claims from 2018 evaluated in 2023 to provide an examination of overall claim costs, timing of key indemnity payments and other essential system performance indicators.
WCRI… Read more »Regional workers' compensation insurance provider MEM announced that it completed a loss portfolio transfer to St. Louis-based Safety National as it moves forward as a private mutual carrier.
"The transaction reinsures a $350 million portfolio of workers’ compensation liabilities and covers… Read more »
The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation is holding its 2025 educational conference June 11-13 in Murfreesboro.
In addition to announcing dates for the annual conference, the BWC also opened a call for educational presenters during the program.
The bureau said it is looking for presentations on improving outcomes for… Read more »
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting proposals from speakers for its 2025 conference being held Sept. 29-30 in San Marcos.
The divisions said the theme of the 2025 Texas Workers' Compensation Conference will be “Decoding Workers' Comp,” and the program will explore some of the more complex aspects of the… Read more »
On Thursday, we revealed the highest-rated hospitals for workers’ comp. Today, Health Strategy Associates is DIS-pleased to reveal the 10 lowest-scoring hospitals in the U.S. for workers’ compensation.
Using HSA’s proprietary Workers’ Comp Facility Assessment Tool, our analysts ranked all the hospitals in the country based on their scores for… Read more »
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