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The Idaho Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a Walmart employee’s widow based on the statutory presumption that the employee's death arose in the course of his employment.
Jeffrey Jordan worked for Walmart, in the tire department. On Oct. 31, 2018, he collapsed at work and was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Jordan died of a stroke two days later.
Jordan’s widow filed a workers’ compensation claim asserting Jordan’s death… Read more »
The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s suicide, finding competent evidence supported a conclusion the worker’s death was causally-related to his anxiety and depression from his work.
Case: Appeal of OL International Holdings LLC, No. 2022-0223, 11/29/2023, unpublished.
Facts: Peter Dodier worked as a branch manager for OL International Holdings LLC, a shipping and logistics company.
In 2016, Dodier began to express feelings of stress related to both work and his personal life. These feelings worsened until Dodier committed suicide in March 2017.
Procedural history: Dodier’s estate filed a workers’ compensation claim in May 2018. The estate… Read more »
A Louisiana appellate court upheld a denial of death benefits to the minor child… Read more »
A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to the defendants in a Labor Law… Read more »
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The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries is considering rulemaking activities to update billing and coding requirements for naturopathic physicians.
The department said in a preproposal statement of inquiry that the possible regulatory changes will support consistency with naturopathic physicians and other attending providers.
System users can participate in the process of formulating the proposed rule before it is published by contacting Tina Vorse at Tina.Vorse@LNI.wa.gov.
The… Read more »
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reminded Texas employers about winter weather safety for workers. DWC published the latest edition of the agency’s electronic Safety@Work Newsletter on Thursday and shared a wide range of safety tips and information with employers and other system stakeholders.
DWC shared a link to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Winter… Read more »
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Actuarial Committee is meeting virtually at 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 5.
Committee members will review experience of large deductible plans, the pandemic impact on classification relativities and a study of paid and incurred loss development.
The committee will also discuss retrospective rating plan updates, studies on long-COVID and workplace violence, potential research projects for next year and insurer experience as of Sept. 30.
Instructions for accessing the meeting are… Read more »
Oregon’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced a two-day training conference in January that will provide safety training for workers in the residential, commercial and industrial construction industries.
The Mid-Oregon Construction Safety Summit in January will address a variety of topics, including fall protection, excavation safety, silica exposure risks, electrical safety and safety technologies.
Other sessions will cover preventing fall hazard exposures, mental health awareness and safety… Read more »
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