by Kelia Scott | Jun 13, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that employees who were injured in work-related automobile accidents may file suit against their employer’s automobile liability insurer under their underinsured motorist provisions. The Court ruled that an insurance company issuing an...
by Kelia Scott | Jun 13, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) found that in two states that adopted the Official Disability Guidelines Workers’ Compensation Drug Formulary, prescription drug utilization decreased across all categories. Researchers looked at the closed drug...
by Kelia Scott | Jun 12, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) released a study titled “Health Insurance and Outcomes of Injured Workers” which looks at the relationship between workers with health insurance and what that means for workers after a work-related injury. They found...
by Kelia Scott | Jun 11, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The crane company whose crane collapsed in Dallas this past Sunday, killing one person and injuring several others, had a history of safety citations and penalties. The crane collapsed through four floors of an apartment building and injured five occupants in addition...
by Kelia Scott | Jun 11, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A contractor in California failed to show that the installation of solar panels qualified as “roofing work”, which would have looser fall protection standards for employees. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco denied a petition to...
