In an unpublished decision, a New Jersey appellate court recently held that a casino’s security surveillance video supported the employee’s claim that at the time of a vehicular accident, in which she was injured, a small portion of her SUV... Read More
In an unpublished decision, a New Jersey appellate court recently affirmed summary judgment in favor of a catering employer that had been sued by a waitress who sustained severe burns when an inexperienced co-employee doused a flaming pig with grain alcohol... Read More
Doctors, Drug Companies Exploit Loopholes in Physician Dispensing . Gig Workers Seek Labor Protections, Benefits . Zurich 4Q Profit Drops 20 Percent . H.R. 994 Would Improve Workers Compensation for Uranium Mining . Affordable Care Act Raises... Read More
Lyft Settles Calif. Lawsuit for $12.5M, Drivers Still Not Classified as Employees . Price Wars Between Insurers and Drug Companies Impact Patients’ Healthcare . AMA Recommends Changes to CDC’s Proposed Opioid Prescription Policy . ... Read More
DOL Drafts New Multi-Employer Citation Standard (Franchisor Liability) at OSHA . GOP Attacks Scope, Transparency of DOL’s Standard for Franchisor Liability at OSHA . Study Finds 1 in 5 Small Businesses OK With Employee Medical Marijuana Use... Read More
Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. Lawmakers Propose Amendment to LHWCA re Definition of Recreational Vessel... Read More
NCCI Gives “Calm” Now, “Turbulent” Later, Outlook for Workers Comp Industry . NCCI Presentation: Complete State of the Line for Workers Comp Industry . NCCI Presentation: Work Comp Implications of On-Demand Economy, Temp... Read More
Study: 26 States See Increase in Drug Overdose Death Rate . NIOSH Examines Hazards of Temporary Employment . NIOSH Proposes Adding Over 30 New Drugs to Hazardous Drug List . Uber Adopts No Gun Policy for Drivers, Passengers After Chicago Shooting... Read More
Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NCCI Posts Webinar for State of the Workers’ Comp Line 2014 . ... Read More
Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. OSHA Chief Says Workplace Inequality Isn’t Just Wages, It’s... Read More
Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. WCRI Posts 2014 Annual Report and Research Review . Many Companies... Read More
ProPublica Investigates Tyson Foods’ Push for Workers Comp Changes . Former Security Guards at US Nuclear Weapons Complex Decry Lack of EEOIC Benefits . CDC Publishes 2011 Life Tables . Brookings Publishes Policy Brief on Modernizing Labor... Read More
In an unpublished decision, a New Jersey court recently held that a workers’ compensation insurer was not entitled to pursue a subrogation claim for $900 in medical bills associated with injuries a police officer sustained when he was bitten on... Read More
Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NATIONAL AND STATE NEWS: Workers Compensation Analysis Group... Read More
Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NATIONAL AND STATE NEWS: NCCI Posts 2013 Updates for Temporary Total... Read More