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

The Workcomp Writer

Following several IMEs of claimant, the employer and its carrier alleged that claimant violated N.Y. The employer appealed. 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., 4)(a), Fla. 4), 440.105(4)(b)1-3, Fla.

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

The Workcomp Writer

Citing a 1928 decision by the state’s Supreme Court, the appellate court held that since the flu shot was not mandated by the employer, the fact that the inoculation was received at the employer’s facility, while the manager was on the clock, did not mean the injury was work-related. Walgreen Co. 2016-Ohio-8304, 2016 Ohio App.

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Employee Benefit: A Strategic Investment for Attracting and Retaining Top Talent

Empuls

Over a seven-year period (1998-2005), the stock prices of these companies enjoyed an impressive 14% annual increase, significantly outperforming the market average. This fosters a healthier work-life balance, leading to increased happiness and reduced burnout. 

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How prepared are workers’ compensation systems for COVID-19?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

There could, of course, be only one answer to these inquiries, that the influenza, though a great misfortune, could not by any stretch of imagination be considered as an accident arising out of employment. Reinsurers and large insurers often provided tools and assessments to help insurers identify the risk and make plans accordingly.