Quote of the day
"There are many lessons to be taken away from Heimen et al. vs. Worker's Compensation Appeals Board, but one is very clear: Don't hire unlicensed contractors who do not—cannot—carry workers' compensation insurance."
Bob Hunt, director of the National Association of Realtors.
WCAB Case of Note to Homeowner Associations
California homeowner associations and management companies should pay attention to a recent ruling of the Second Appellate District involving a worker injured on association property who sought worker’s compensation. By Bob Hunt, Realty Times
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NCCI Calls for Rate Cut in Sunshine State
The National Council on Compensation Insurance Holdings Inc. calls for an average 16.5 percent decrease in Florida workers’ comp insurance rates for 2008, the fifth decrease NCCI has proposed since rates hit a high point prior to the state’s 2003 workers’ compensation reform.
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Kentucky Court Clarifies Workers’ Comp Law for Subcontractors
A unanimous Kentucky Supreme Court rules that the family of a Louisville man who died of asbestos-related cancer may continue legal action against seven of 16 companies that provided worksites at which he could have been exposed. More significantly, the ruling may clarify which cases fall under the exemption to the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Act. By Bill Wolfe, Louisville Courier-Journal
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Hardie Exec Targeted in Criminal Probe over Asbestos Compensation
The former managing director of building products manufacturer James Hardie is revealed as the target of a criminal investigation over compensation to asbestos victims. By Elisabeth Sexton, Sydney Morning Herald [With Photo] Go to the Full Story…
Oklahoma Court Rejects Attempt to Collect for Two Jobs
The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals rejects an injured worker’s claim that he is entitled to workers’ compensation based on the combined salaries of his two jobs. When seeking additional compensation for his knee injury, the worker attempted to apply a workers’ comp rule that allows the court to combine wages from two employments in computing temporary total disability benefits when the employee performs similar jobs for both employers. By Janice Francis-Smith, Journal Record
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