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NC Court Reiterates that Full Commission, Not the Deputy Commissioner, is the Ultimate Factfinder

The Workcomp Writer

In situations such as the case at bar, the appellate court would presume that the Commission found the necessary “good cause” and examine whether the record supported that finding. Forte alleged that he sustained an injury to his left knee while working on June 1, 2015. Forte was involved in a motor vehicle accident on June 20, 2015.

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Awards and Memories

Florida Workers' Comp

In 2018 Forum Recap and Professionalism (April 2018) ; 2015 Frierson-Colling Professionalism Award (2015), I had the chance to discuss professionalism and The Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Section's efforts to recognize it in their members. Myers who was a legend in Florida workers' compensation before my time.

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What a Difference an Or Makes

Florida Workers' Comp

Periodically an interesting analysis in workers' compensation leads to discussion of death benefits. Prior discussions of death benefits in this blog have included Marriage, the Law and Workers' Compensation (November 2014), Ideological Shift (June 2015), and Reminded about Death Benefits (February 2019). Christopher R.

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Connecticut Court Limits Reach of Res Judicata in Workers' Compensation Cases

The Workcomp Writer

The appellate court stressed that the plaintiff’s allegations could never have been fully addressed at the Commission or Board level because the commissioner enjoyed only limited jurisdiction. and Liberty Mutual entered into a workers’ compensation insurance contract in September 2015. Background Grotto, Inc. Infinity Ins.

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UPS Settles EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit for $4.9 Million

HR Digest

million over claims that it discriminated against male workers and job applicants who wore beards or long hair because of their religion. A discrimination charge with the EEOC’s Buffalo office was filed by Bilal Abdullah of Rochester in 2015. United Parcel Service has agreed to pay $4.9

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Insurance Agent's Conduct Determines Liability for Failure to Inform an Employer of Workers' Compensation Coverage Options

Workers' Compensation

The NJ Supreme court held that the insurance agent's conduct must be a willful, wanton, or grossly negligent act of commission or omission for failure to advise an employer about workers' compensation coverage for a Limited Liability Corporation. Informed by the Legislature’s expression of public policy in N.J.S.A.

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Another Judge Makes the News

Florida Workers' Comp

Despite being very comprehensive, it does not include the Commission's final decision of April 22, 2022. The Kentucky Judicial Commission unanimously "order(ed). The Commission lamented that "many of the children are too young to understand what is going on in the courtroom and too young to participate in any proceedings."