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Oregon High Court Says Board’s Order Assessing Penalties Against Comp Insurer Lacked Clarity

The Workcomp Writer

The Court said that it could not determine from the board’s order if its decision had been based upon an imputed knowledge theory, under which an improper motive for the employer’s of the injured worker’s employment would have been imputed to the insurer—or under a direct knowledge theory, for which there was no evidence. 3d 434 (2005).

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Departures and Progress

Florida Workers' Comp

He remained until the fall of 2005 and then headed off to the Circuit Court. As an office, the OJCC was then beginning a new iteration of itself, a growth from its days in Commerce, Labor and Employment Security, and a deeper history of conjunctive co-existence in the old Commissions.

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Top Ten Priorities for Workers’ Compensation Benefit Reforms

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

In the US, the National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation (1972) [available at [link] ] laid bare the disparity then present across US jurisdictions and established recommendations for the minimum standards of what workers’ compensation should provide. Workers’ compensation “reforms” are typically focused on reducing employer costs.

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Issue Commentary: NY Decision Shows That Not All “Misrepresentations” Are Sufficient to Warrant Disqualification from Future Benefits

The Workcomp Writer

She completed a “Personal Injury Form” for her self-insured employer which stated that the accident occurred after her work shift began at 5:35 P.M., The self-insured dentist allegedly was unable to continue her profession because of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. 4), 440.105(4)(b)1-3, Fla. The judgment was reversed.

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Issue Commentary: Compensability of Injuries Sustained as a Result of Inoculations

The Workcomp Writer

Here there also was evidence the employer urged the inoculation to reduce its insurance rates and cut down time loss due to disease. 2d 826 (2005), the appellate court held that the plaintiff’s injurious reaction to the flu shot she received at work was compensable. 755, 820 N.E.2d Contour Fabricators, Inc. , 121, 662 N.W.2d