News & Analysis as of

Workers' Compensation Claim Regulatory Requirements

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Safe Staffing Levels? OSHA and Legal Liabilities

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

OSHA duty officers around the country routinely field complaints from employees and labor unions alleging workplaces are understaffed and unsafe. ...more

Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP

A NEW MEDIC-ERA; Changes to CMS Review Guidelines in 2025

Vast changes are swiftly approaching regarding the efforts Workers’ Compensation practitioners must make in protecting Medicare’s interests in future medical settlements. The Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) has...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Your Employee Lawyered Up. Now What? Best Practices for Contractors Following a Worksite Injury

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on

When a workplace injury occurs at your construction site, the actions you take in the immediate aftermath can significantly impact potential legal consequences, insurance claims, and your business's financial health....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 10, October 2024

Welcome to our 10th issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In this edition, we cover a wide variety of topics of interest for those in the construction industry—from the use of...more

Miller Canfield

Key Takeaways from Ontario's Working for Workers Act Four, 2023

Miller Canfield on

In November 2023, the Government of Ontario passed Bill 149, the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 (the “Act”). The Act places new obligations and prohibitions on employers, and intends to strengthen Ontario’s employee...more

Cozen O'Connor

Rebuttable Presumption for COVID-19 Illnesses to Impact Employers Through 2022

Cozen O'Connor on

On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed SB 1159 into law, expanding access to workers’ compensation and making it easier for first responders, health care workers, and other workers who test positive for COVID-19 due to...more

FordHarrison

California SB 1159 Codifies COVID-19 Workers' Compensation Presumption

FordHarrison on

On September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1159, (SB 1159) which modifies and extends the Governor’s Executive Order N-62-20 creating a disputable workers’ compensation presumption...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Coronavirus: Employer Liability Issues

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: By now, the worldwide health authorities and media have publicized the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (sometimes called Coronavirus) (the “virus” or “disease”) that has been first identified in Wuhan,...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Application deadline for BWC group-rating programs is fast approaching

Bricker Graydon LLP on

The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced that private employers that are interested in the Deductible, Individual-Retrospective-Rating or One Claim programs must file an application by January 31, 2020, for the...more

Littler

Australia Updates Catastrophic Injury Regulations, Affecting Workers’ Compensation Procedures

Littler on

In an important update to Australia’s safety laws, the federal government has introduced a definition of “catastrophic injury” in the new Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Catastrophic Injury) Rules 2018 (Rules). ...more

10 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide