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On remand, the Industrial Accident Board concluded that a COVID-19 workplace exposure at a poultry processing plant did not qualify as a compensable occupational disease.
Mr. Fowler alleged that he suffered a compensable COVID-19 exposure at work.
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Florida District Court of Appeal upholds denial of benefits to a first responder for his claims of mental injuries from work-related trauma.
The First District Court of Appeal affirmed the final compensation order below, opining that the expert medical testimony supported the judge’s denial of the claimant’s Fla. Stat. Sec. 112.1815(2)(a)(3) claim.
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Florida Approves 8.4% Rate Decrease
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI) proposed rate decrease of 8.4%.
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New Jersey Supreme Court finds insurance broker has duty to provide notice to LLC members of workers’ compensation coverage options.
The New Jersey Supreme Court held that an insurance broker has a non-waivable duty to an LLC to provide notice that workers’ compensation coverage is available to members of the LLC who can actively perform services on behalf of the LLC but only i
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An Application for Fee Review is not premature on the basis that the treatment for an accepted work injury is not causally related where a Utilization Review Request has not been filed.
The claimant sustained a low back work injury in October of 2019, which was accepted by a medical-only Notice of Compensation Payable (NCP). Thereafter, the claimant was prescribed compound cream.
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Pennsylvania Superior Court Addresses Stacking Waivers in Single Vehicle Policies
In Erie Ins. Exchange v. Backmeier, __A.3d__, 2022 Pa. Super.
The material in Legal Updates for Insurance Services, January 17, 2023, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.