Workers Compensation and Employers Liability
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Film Production Insurance
November 08, 2021 | Core Article Library|Discussion
Following the shooting in the film production of "Rust", we examine what insurance coverage exists for film productions and how it applies.
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Working from Home and Compensable Workers Compensation
November 01, 2021 | Core Article Library
With many workers shifting to a home-based work environment, workers compensation exposures could exist that may not otherwise be present in the employee's company workspace. Ohio is taking action to define what injuries are compensable in a work from home environment.
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Fraud of the Week: When the Boss Labels you Wrong
November 01, 2021 | Discussion
Workers performing demolition are rated as florists and office workers.
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Insurance Q&A of the Week: Is a Surfing Instructor a Sailor?
August 16, 2021 | Questions & Answers
A surfing instructor is injured on the job, and the carrier says w/c coverage doesn't apply but the Jones Act does. What's correct?
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Man Gored by Bull While On the Job Won't Receive Coverage
July 21, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
CW: Attempted Suicide. The Wisconsin Supreme Court found that a man who was gored by a bull while working in his employer's livestock yard will not receive coverage.
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The Basics of Guaranty Funds
July 05, 2021 | Core Article Library|Discussion
The basics on guaranty funds.
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Fianceé Death Benefits Reversed by Appeals Court
June 03, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
According to the case brief filed, the couple had been living together since 2013 and in their minds, considered themselves to be "married" at the point when they moved in together.
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Compensation is Owed to Worker Walking Own Dog
February 17, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
The employee was injured when he slipped on a log and fell while walking his dog around a lake.
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Applied Sues California Insurance Commissioner Citing Bad Faith and Breach of Authority
October 26, 2020 | Historical Lit Watch
The company alleges five claims in violation of the U.S. Constitution by the California Commissioner of Insurance.
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Fraud of the Week: Smokey Bear Would be Disappointed
October 12, 2020 | Discussion
A forestry worker collects twice.
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Workers' Comp Claims Denied for Families of Deceased Meat Packers
October 11, 2020 | Historical Lit Watch
The family of a deceased meat plant worker has been denied workers' compensation benefits after workplace exposure and contraction of the COVID-19 virus.
