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Key Points: New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Statute includes provisions for employers to seek subrogation in claims involving third-party recoveries by employees....more
Key Points: A workers’ compensation judge is not required to correct a mistakenly-issued Notice of Compensation Payable, but they may correct a mistakenly-issued Notice of Compensation Payable....more
Companies attempting to manage workers' compensation expenses often express frustration over injury claims made by employees weeks or even months after the alleged incident occurred. In some situations, such as those...more
Matter of Pressimone v. New York City Housing Authority (5/1/25) - This case highlights the importance of issuing subpoenas and, when appropriate, requests for extensions in good faith for the deposition testimony of...more
Sapp v. Sims Crane & Equip. Co./Bridgefield Cas. Ins. Co., Fla. 1st DCA 2025, No: 1D2024-0300, May 7, 2025 - In a per curium opinion from the First District Court of Appeal on May 7, 2025, the court addressed what at first...more
Pioneer Construction Company, Inc., Eastern Alliance Insurance Company, and employers Alliance, Inc. v. Insight Pharmaceuticals, LLC d/b/a Insight Pharmacy; No. 867 C.D. 2022; filed May 12, 2025; Judge Covey - A workers’...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Hicks v. Middleton - vicarious liability, employment, course and scope - UHS v. Sec’y of Labor - OSHA, workplace violence, employer - JF v. Carnival - negligence, cruise,...more
In a published decision with a dissent, the NC Court of Appeals denied the Plaintiff’s motion to add North Carolina Self-Insurance Security Association as a party to the claim....more
Another day, another chapter in the evolving world of New York Workers’ Compensation for Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs). As discussed in prior updates, this decision follows the foundational Third Department...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has just issued a decision in Christina Steets (deceased) v. Celebration Fireworks Inc., specifically overturning longstanding case law regarding whether specific loss benefits are payable after...more
Pennsylvania House Bill 183 (HB 183) introduces substantial amendments to Section 306(c)(22) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. If enacted, the proposed changes will have significant implications for injured...more
Four workers’ compensation decisions came down from the Appellate Division Thursday, May 29. It was a mixed bag: two good for defense, two not so much....more
The widespread adoption of remote work arrangements has reframed the employment landscape, offering organizations access to a broader talent pool and increased operational flexibility. However, this reorganization also...more
The Connecticut legislature has passed several important amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Act that will affect how claims are valued and administered statewide. These legislative updates introduce notable changes to...more
We have all become accustomed to the practice of either seeking or receiving a replacement panel request when the QME is unable to set an evaluation timely. Frankly, many practitioners have tried to use section 31.1 of the...more
New York significantly expanded workers’ compensation benefits to include coverage of certain mental health-related injuries. As of January 1, 2025, the New York Workers’ Compensation Law provides that “all workers” who...more
In Collins v. Wieland Copper Prods., LLC, _____ N.C. App. ______, 910 S.E.2d 373 (2024), the Court of Appeals held that a prior settlement agreement with an employee for a prior work injury did not bar the employee from...more
Heeding outcry by employers, the Connecticut legislature has nullified the state Supreme Court’s interpretation of temporary partial disability provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act....more
On May 13, 2025, the Saskatchewan government passed the Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 4) and the Saskatchewan Employment Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 5)....more
This is the second article in a series of summaries of insurance legislation from the 95th Arkansas General Assembly. The 95th Arkansas General Assembly convened on January 13, 2025, and entered into an extended recess...more
The Connecticut Legislature scrambled to pass legislation in response to the Connecticut Supreme Court’s controversial decision two months ago in the case of Beulah Gardner v. Department of Mental Health and Addiction...more
The lone decision from the 3rd Dept today is very harsh. In Matter of Coyle v. W & W Steel Erectors, the 3rd Dept. affirmed the Board Panel’s decision to reject an appeal as late, despite the basis for the appeal being a...more
Del Val Home Improvements v. Gaw; No. 1117 C.D. 2022; filed March 19, 2025; Judge Wojcik - In a case hinging on the interpretation of impairment rating evaluations (IREs) under the Act, the Commonwealth Court has ordered a...more
City of Philadelphia and PMA Management Corp. v. John Bell; No. 648 C.D. 2024; filed April 2, 2025; Judge Wallace - The Commonwealth Court upheld a decision refusing to set aside a Medical-Only Notice of Compensation Payable...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Jones v. Ceinski - qualified immunity - Otto Candies v. Citigroup - RICO, fraud, conspiracy - Berrocal v. US Att’y Gen - standing, international treaty - Maglana v....more