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The Limitations of the Unfair Insurance Practices Act in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Disputes 
The Limitations of the Unfair Insurance Practices Act in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Disputes 

by Robert S. Stickley, Esq. and Connor J. Thomson, CPCU, WRP  Statutory Language and Case Law  An emerging, highly disturbing trend in Pennsylvania first-party disputes is plaintiffs alleging that insurance companies acted in bad faith […]
‘Buddy Exemption’ gets a Thumbs Down from Alaska High Court
‘Buddy Exemption’ gets a Thumbs Down from Alaska High Court

Juneau, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It would make sense that if you hired your friend to do some work around the house for you, even if you paid them, it probably wouldn't trigger workers' compensation coverage. […]
Calif. Top Court Finds No Conflict Between Prop. 22, State Constitution
Calif. Top Court Finds No Conflict Between Prop. 22, State Constitution

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Back in 2020, California voters enacted Proposition 22, which went on to become Business and Professions Code Section 7451. That law turned back a previous legislative act in the Golden State […]
What Happens with a Failure to Insure in Maryland?
What Happens with a Failure to Insure in Maryland?

Compliance Corner Catonsville, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Like many states, Maryland has rules in place for when an employer fails to secure compensation for all covered employees. As detailed on Simply Research, those rules are as […]
Can Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Apply in Pennsylvania?
Can Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Apply in Pennsylvania?

Philadelphia, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The term "ineffective assistance of counsel" most often refers to criminal defendants' Constitutional rights and what arguments they have at their disposal following a less-than-desirable outcome in the guilty-or-not phase of […]
What Do ‘Injury’ and ‘Occupational Disease’ Mean in Kentucky?
What Do ‘Injury’ and ‘Occupational Disease’ Mean in Kentucky?

Glossary Check Elizabethtown, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Let's say you find yourself in the Bluegrass State and someone needs to know, for workers' compensation purposes, what an injury is and what an occupational disease is. If […]
What Must be in a California Petition for Reconsideration?
What Must be in a California Petition for Reconsideration?

Compliance Corner Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Under California law, anyone aggrieved directly or indirectly by any final order, decision, or award made and filed by the appeals board or a workers' compensation judge may petition […]
Could Husband Get Death Benefits for Wife who Fled Allegedly Abusive Marriage?
Could Husband Get Death Benefits for Wife who Fled Allegedly Abusive Marriage?

What Do You Think? Sandy, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Is a spouse entitled to workers’ compensation death benefits if, prior to the employee’s death, the couple separated and were living apart? Under Oregon law, is there a […]