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Divided R.I. High Court Says Workers’ Comp Release Was Sufficiently Broad to Bar Discrimination Claim Against Employer

The Workcomp Writer

The majority held the terms of the release signed by the injured worker were unambiguous and clearly released the employer from all claims that the worker might be able to file against the employer, including those that might be filed with the state’s Human Rights Commission. Background. Background. Motion for Summary Judgment.

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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. 34:15-36 prescribes.

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Missouri: Review Application Not Untimely Where Delay Was Due to “Postage Due” Error by USPS

The Workcomp Writer

In Missouri, applications for Commission review, when sent by USPS, are “deemed to be filed as of the date they are endorsed by the United States post office on the envelope or container in which such paper is received ” [§ 287.480 R.S.Mo.]. The Commission received the October 29 mailing on November 1. Hawthorn Child.’s

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Iowa High Court: Res Judicata Principles Don’t Bar Petitions for Change of Condition

The Workcomp Writer

Green’s employer stipulated that the door-strike incident cause her injury and paid temporary disability benefits for a bit more than three months. In August 2012, Green’s doctor declared that she had reached MMI and she returned to her job at a recycling center. The employer sought review. 2][a], at 131-35].

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New study will explore the impact of economic turmoil on workplace experience

Workplace Insight

The Skills and Employment Survey 2023 (SES2023), which also involves researchers at UCL, the Universities of Oxford and Surrey and the National Centre for Social Research, will help academics assess the impact of an extraordinary period of turbulence for workers which includes the economic downturn, Cost-of-Living Crisis, Covid-19 and Brexit.

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120-Pound Weight Gain Might (or Might Not) Sink Idaho Worker’s Aggravation Claim

The Workcomp Writer

The Court also found the Commission had utilized an incorrect standard when it held the claimant's post-accident weight gain—he weighed 250 pounds at the time of injury, but after surgery gained an additional 120 pounds—was a subsequent superseding event that relieved the employers of liability for the full extent of his disability.

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Why Your Employees May Not Achieve a Comfortable Retirement

Employee Benefits

As an employer, you’re obliged to provide your staff with a workplace pension – a mandate made compulsory by the UK government in 2012. The required minimum contribution is set at 8%, typically comprising of a 3% contribution by the employer and a 5% contribution by the employee. Is your provider helping with this?

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