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Using the 'Willful Misrepresentation' Defense in NC Work Comp Cases

In defending a workers' compensation claim, it may be discovered that the injured employee had not been forthcoming about previous injuries or work restrictions. For a "willful misrepresentation" defense to be applicable, an employee must provide the false information at one of three points in the hiring process. Read More

Family Will Not Collect $2.4 Million for Worker's Death

The family of a Florida construction worker who was killed by a 1-ton falling steel column cannot collect a $2.4 million judgment from his employer. The state appeals court said that the accident did not meet the standard that his injury was "virtually certain." Read More 

NYCOSH: Airport Workers Face Serious Health, Safety Issues

Hazardous exposure to bodily fluids, bloodborne pathogens, unlabeled chemical cleaners, diesel emissions, temperature extremes and ear-splitting noise has put contracted workers at JFK and LaGuardia airports at risk, NYCOSH reports. Read More  

WCI Briefs

To save you time, here's a sampling of workers' compensation and insurance news from around the country, each in 500 words or less. Read More 

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SC Politicians Face Criticism Over Workers' Compensation Ties

Two Democrat legislators work for law firms that represent clients who get sick or injured on the job. They also sit on the state committee that clears or kills legislation relating to South Carolina's workers' compensation law. No fair, some say. Read More

CWCI Estimates Big Savings Could Come With Drug Formulary

A new California Workers' Compensation Institute study shows that adopting a state-mandated workers' compensation prescription drug formulary such as those used in Texas and Washington State could reduce California workers' compensation pharmacy payments by an estimated $124 million to $420 million a year.  Read More

WCEC Conferences Past & Future

Who has the largest workers' compensation conference in the nation? Us, of course, with some 450 speakers, 250 individual programs, and 7,5000 attendees in 2014. And we're getting ready for 2015. Read More

Oregon Releases National Study on Workers' Compensation Rates

Oregon has released its biennial study on workers' compensation rates in all the states and D.C. The 2014 results: California came in at Number 1 with the highest rates, followed by Connecticut and New Jersey. North Dakota had the lowest rates, again. Read More