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Virginia Commission is not Bound by Rules of Pleading or Evidence

The Workcomp Writer

In a decision not designated for publication, the Court of Appeals of Virginia held that the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission is not bound by statutory or common law rules of pleading or evidence, nor by technical rules of practice [ Jenkins v. C & T Durham Trucking Co. 0381-22-1 , 2023 Va. LEXIS 103 (Feb. 14, 2023)]. Im , 263 Va.

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Failure to Disclose Prior Work-Related Injuries Proves Fatal for NY Worker’s Claim for Continued Benefits

The Workcomp Writer

A New York appellate court affirmed a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board that found an injured worker’s failure to disclose work-related injuries he sustained in 1998 and 2002, for which he received schedule loss of use awards, was the sort of misrepresentation prohibited by N.Y. Workers’ Comp. Workers’ Comp.

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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. Consistent with N.J.S.A.

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Illinois Employee’s Termination Not Retaliatory Where it Occurred Six Weeks Prior to His Filing Comp Claim

The Workcomp Writer

He injured his back in 2001, a trash compactor fell on his forearm in 2002, and he accidentally splashed bleach on himself in 2010. On August 18, 2018, Eckerty engaged an attorney and filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits with the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.

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AssuredPartners, Inc. Announces Three New Regional President’s

AssuredPartners

Since that time he has become the largest producer of commissioned income within the Dawson organization. Kyp was named Vice President of the Construction Division in 2002 and then President of Dawson Insurance – Cleveland. In 2006 Kyp was then promoted to President of Dawson Insurance for all of Ohio.n

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These Employment Laws Work to Safeguard Pay Equity for All

HR Digest

While stable sounds like a positive word, their research implies that the pay inequality between men and women is similar to the numbers from 2002, with women earning 82 percent of what their male counterparts earn. Those who experience a gender pay gap have up to 2 years to approach the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Are Workers’ Compensation benefits protected against the rising cost of living?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Assuming just 2% CPI each year, the 1% reduction means that the purchasing power of each $100 awarded in 2002 will have grown after 10 years to $110.46 Chairman], Report of the National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation Laws , US Government July 1972 chapter 3 page 71] for at least some categories of recipients.