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Celia M. Joseph; Fisher & Phillips LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 20, 2013, previously published on May 14, 2013 On March 3, 2013, voters in Switzerland approved a referendum providing one of the world’s most onerous restrictions regarding executive compensation. The referendum entitled, “Eidgenössische Volksinitiative ‘gegen die Abzockerei’” or, in English, “Federal...
| | South Carolina General Assembly Approves New Mediation Regulations For Workers' Compensation Cases
David H. Keller; Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 15, 2013 On Monday, the South Carolina General Assembly approved new mediation regulations for workers' compensation cases, which will take effect after publication in the State Register. It is anticipated the regulations will become effective on or about June 28, 2013.
| | $1 Billion Workers' Comp Refund For Ohio Employers
Fisher Phillips LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 10, 2013, previously published on May 7, 2013 On May 2, 2013 Gov. John Kasich proposed a workers’ compensation rebate for Ohio’s 210,000 public and private employers. The rebate could amount to as much as $1 billion. The announcement was made at a press conference at Homage, a small business in the Short North neighborhood of...
| | On-Call Employee Injured While Driving Home From Work Eligible for Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Bart N. Sisk; Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC;
Legal Alert/Article May 9, 2013, previously published on May 2013 In order for a workers’ compensation claim to be compensable, the injury giving rise to the claim must arise out of and occur in the course of employment. The general rule in Tennessee, and many other jurisdictions, is that an employee is not acting within the course of employment when the...
|  | 45-Day Time Limit for Appealing Utilization Review Determinations Is Invalid
Paul V. Tatlow; Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 2, 2013 In an important and long awaited decision, the Delaware Supreme Court, in a three to two ruling, holds that the 45-day time limit for appealing an adverse Utilization Review Determination is invalid since it conflicts with the five-year statute of limitations on compensable claims.
| | Governor’s Proposal Could Give Ohio State Funded Employers Two Billion Dollars
Joan M. Verchot; Dinsmore & Shohl LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on May 3, 2013 Governor Kasich has proposed what could result in a refund of a full-year of premiums to Ohio employers over the next two years. Specifically, he has proposed a $1 billion rebate for the policy year beginning on July 1, 2011 and ending on June 30, 2012 for those employers who paid premiums during...
| | Waiver of Right to Sue Third Parties for Injuries Covered by Workers’ Compensation Upheld
Goldberg Segalla LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on May 1, 2013 On April 25, 2013, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in Bowman v. Sunoco, Inc. that a waiver of a right to sue third parties for injuries covered by workers’ compensation — signed as a condition of employment — bars a negligence lawsuit against the employer’s customers.
| | Florida Worker's Compensation Joint Underwriting Association Safety Committee Affirms Strength of Existing Safety Programs
Colodny Fass Talenfeld Karlinsky Abate Webb P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2013, previously published on April 30, 2013 During a brief teleconference on April 25, 2013, the Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association's ("FWCJUA") Safety Committee ("Committee") voted to make no changes to its loss control and safety programs after hearing a brief update on the measures currently...
| | Court Of Appeal Examines Personnel Action Defense in Workers’ Compensation Cases
Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann Girard A Law Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article May 2, 2013, previously published on April 29, 2013 The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (“Board”) awarded compensation to a probation officer for psychiatric injury based on a medical evaluator’s opinion that personnel actions were not a substantial cause of the officer’s psychiatric injury. Part of the...
| | Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association Committee Approves Existing Market Assistance Plan With No Changes
Colodny Fass Talenfeld Karlinsky Abate Webb P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article May 1, 2013, previously published on April 30, 2013 During a very brief teleconference today, April 30, 2013, the Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association ("FWCJUA") Market Assistance Plan ("MAP") Committee unanimously approved the existing MAP, agreeing it met all statutory obligations and that no changes...
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