compensation law

• Appeals Court: Medicare Secondary Payer Act Doesn't Preempt State Law

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 15, 2013

  Medicare does not preempt state workers compensation laws that establish rules dealing with the handling of medical claims, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

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  In-Utero Injuries: Another Risk Exposure for Employers

  By David D. Thamann, JD, CPCU  |  May 14, 2013

  A pregnant employee is injured at work, with the fetus harmed in the process. What happens next?

• AIA Hires, Promotes Staff to Meet Regulatory Challenges Abroad

  By Staff Writer  |  November 27, 2012

  The American Insurance Association says it has hired two new staff members to augment its financial regulatory and international team.

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  The Not-So-Great Escape

  By Ken Brownlee, CPCU  |  March 27, 2012

  Exploring risk management lessons from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and other infamous catastrophes. Can common sense be legislated?

• Digging Deep: Fracking Litigation Trends

  By John F. Mullen, Kim Hollaender  |  January 27, 2012

  As the fracking industry grows, so too do media reports and governmental investigations regarding its perceived risks. Here's a look at litigation trends and the insurer's duty.

• The Not-So-Great Escape

  By Ken Brownlee, CPCU  |  July 26, 2011

  Disasters, calamities, tragedies, or catastrophes—no matter what we call them, these events happen on a regular basis, and more recent occurrences tend to cancel out memories of the older ones.

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  Where Would We Be Without Workers’ Compensation?

  By Sam J. Friedman  |  July 11, 2011

  Consider for a moment where we would be without workers’ compensation.

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  “Sitting” Judged Lethal and Compensable

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 6, 2011

  A New Jersey court and the American Cancer Society both weigh in on the dangers of sitting around.

• The 2011 Legislative Session: A Tale of Two Crises

  By Thomas J. Maida, Paul Lowell  |  May 31, 2011

  In the months leading up to Florida’s 2011 session, residential property insurance and motor vehicle insurance appeared poised to become significant legislative issues. Indeed, they garnered significant discussion. Their fates, however, were widely divergent.

• Okla. Governor Signs Workers' Comp Overhaul Bill

  By Associated Press  |  May 26, 2011

  Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed eight bills on Tuesday, including one for an overhaul of workers' compensation law.

• Triangle Fire: Reform Forged From Tragedy 100 Years Ago

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 25, 2011

  Nearly 150 people, mostly young immigrant women, died 100 years ago during a fire at a garment factory in New York City. From their deaths was born workers’ compensation insurance and safety reform still used by property insurers today.

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  The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Tragedy And Insurance

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 24, 2011

  Nearly 150 people died 100 years ago during a fire at a garment factory in New York City. From their deaths was born workers’ compensation insurance and safety reforms still used by property insurers today.

• The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

  By James B. Kennedy  |  March 3, 2011

  Workers' comp. laws in Missouri have made the distinction between a work-related injury and a personal injury very blurred.

• Workers' Compensation to Mark 100 Years

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com, Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 16, 2010

  Almost one hundred years ago, on May 3, 1911, Wisconsin Gov. Francis E. McGovern (1911-15) signed America's first constitutional workers' compensation law.

• Alabama Federal District Court Dismisses U.S. Case Against Stricker

  By Rafael Gonzalez  |  November 18, 2010

  Chalk up another win for corporations, insurance carriers, and attorneys against the federal government.

• Notre Dame Accident: The Value of a Young Life

  By Lester Munson  |  November 18, 2010

  No one is ready to talk about it, but the University of Notre Dame must soon answer a difficult question: What is the university willing to do for the family of Declan Sullivan...