- Ship worker injured at sea due remuneration despite pre-existing condition: Court
The owner of a commercial fishing vessel must pay for lodging, food and medical expenses for a ship crew member who suffers from long-term anemia after a 2008 accident on the boat, even though his condition may have been related to his prior hepatitis C…
- Workers injured while traveling from supervisor's party not due comp: N.C. court
Two state employees who sustained injuries — one of whom was paralyzed from the chest down — while driving back to work after a lunch hosted by their supervisor are not entitled to workers compensation benefits, the North Carolina Court of…
- Same-sex partner of murdered woman due comp death benefits: Alaska high court
The same-sex partner of a woman who was murdered while working in an Anchorage, Alaska, hotel is eligible for workers compensation death benefits, the Alaska Supreme Court has ruled.
- IronHealth offers Medicare set-aside liability policy
IronHealth is offering a Medicare set-aside liability policy for self-insured employers and workers compensation insurers that choose not to seek approval from the U.S.