A New York appellate court has affirmed a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board that allowed a variance to the state treatment guidelines for workers’ compensation claims and which...
NY Court Says “Yes” to Medical Marijuana NY Court Says “Yes” to Medical MarijuanaA federal district court in Texas held that a Texas employee’s civil action against his non-subscribing employer did not arise out of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act (“TWCA”), in spite...
Texas Employee’s Suit Against Non-Subscribing Employer Can Be Removed to Federal Court Texas Employee’s Suit Against Non-Subscribing Employer Can Be Removed to Federal CourtThe Supreme Court of Connecticut, in a split decision, held that, under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-291, the city of Bridgeport was the “principal employer” of an employee of an...
CT Municipality Liable for Benefits Owed to Employee of Uninsured Roofing Subcontractor CT Municipality Liable for Benefits Owed to Employee of Uninsured Roofing SubcontractorIn a case that illustrates the difficulties that can arise from intertwined small businesses, a Massachusetts appellate court affirmed a decision of the state’s Industrial Accident Reviewing Board that denied...
Massachusetts Business Owner’s Death in Auto Accident While Attending to Side Business is Not Compensable Massachusetts Business Owner’s Death in Auto Accident While Attending to Side Business is Not CompensableThe Supreme Court of Delaware, reversing earlier rulings by a state trial court, held that the exclusive remedy provisions of the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act), two workers who...
Delaware Supreme Court Says Injured Employees May Recover Under Employer’s Underinsured Motorist Coverage Delaware Supreme Court Says Injured Employees May Recover Under Employer’s Underinsured Motorist CoverageWhile Not an “Employee Leasing Company,” It Qualified as “Employer” A Florida appellate court held that a talent payroll services firm, while not an “employee leasing company,” was nevertheless an...
Florida Talent Payroll Services Firm is “Similar Agent” Under “Employer” Statute Florida Talent Payroll Services Firm is “Similar Agent” Under “Employer” StatuteA workers’ compensation carrier, who paid benefits to an aide at a juvenile detention center who was physically assaulted, raped, and kidnapped is entitled to take a dollar-for-dollar credit against...
New York: Comp Carrier Entitled to Take Credit Against Future Benefits for Rape Victim’s Settlement Against Employer and Co-Employees New York: Comp Carrier Entitled to Take Credit Against Future Benefits for Rape Victim’s Settlement Against Employer and Co-Employees