workers’ compensation News
More Work-From-Home Injury Claims Possible After N.Y. Appellate Ruling
A ruling by a New York appellate court could bring more workers compensation claims by work-from-home employees by removing strict compensability standards established last year by the state Workers' ...
Federal Judge Dismisses Amazon Warehouse Workers’ COVID-19 Safety Lawsuit
A federal judge dismissed New York warehouse workers' lawsuit against Amazon, ruling that their allegations about the company's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic should have been brought to the ...
Huckleberry CEO: Digital Insurance Can Help SMB Customers Survive a Pandemic
Every small business has been hurt to some extent by the coronavirus pandemic. As the world of work slowly returns to normalcy, small businesses need to prepare themselves with the right insurance ...
Amazon Risks Higher Workers Comp Rates Due to Fulfillment Center Injuries
Injuries in Amazon.com Inc. warehouses could damage more than just the company's reputation. They could start to hurt the e-commerce giant's bottom line, as well. Washington state's workplace safety ...
Few COVID-19 Cases Result in Permanent Disability: NCCI
If COVID-19 behaves like other workers' compensation lung and disease claims, about two out of 100 cases may result in some degree of permanent partial disability and one out of 2,000 may result in ...
How Digitization Can Enhance Workers Comp
When future insurance industry experts look back at 2020, they will commemorate it as the year that digital capabilities went from being a significant competitive advantage to an absolute necessity ...
Pie Insurance Touts New Premium Milestone
Pie Insurance disclosed it has reached a premium milestone in the months after raising $127 million in new venture capital financing in May. The InsurTech and MGA focused on workers comp insurance ...
Amazon Warehouse Workers Injured More than Industry Average: Report
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