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Court Case Update, New Jersey - April 2021https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCaseUpdate-April2021-NewJersey.aspxCourt Case Update, New Jersey - April 2021NCCI InsightsApril 14, 2021The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an employer was required to reimburse a claimant’s medical marijuana use as workers compensation treatment.Article
COVID-19 Court Cases (PDF)https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-COVID-19-Court-Cases.pdfCOVID-19 Court Cases (PDF)NCCI InsightsMarch 24, 2021This report provides an overview of COVID-19-related state and federal cases with potential implications for workers compensation insurance.PDF
Court Case Update, New York - March 22, 2021https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCaseUpdate-March222021-NewYork.aspxCourt Case Update, New York - March 22, 2021NCCI InsightsMarch 22, 2021New York Workers’ Compensation Board recently found that a claimant failed to establish that his contraction of COVID-19 arose out of his employment.Article
Court Case Update, New Hampshire and Arizona - March 2021https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCaseUpdate-March2021-Arizona-NewHampshire.aspxCourt Case Update, New Hampshire and Arizona - March 2021NCCI InsightsMarch 08, 2021NCCI provides an update of two supreme court cases in New Hampshire and Arizona that may impact workers compensation in those states.Article
Court Case Update, New York - March 02, 2021https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCaseUpdate-March2021-NewYork.aspxCourt Case Update, New York - March 02, 2021NCCI InsightsMarch 02, 2021A New York appellate court ruled that a WC insurer was required to reimburse a claimant’s medical marijuana use as workers compensation treatment.Article
Court Case Update, Idaho and Kentucky - February 2021https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCaseUpdate-February2021-Idaho-Kentucky.aspxCourt Case Update, Idaho and Kentucky - February 2021NCCI InsightsFebruary 25, 2021NCCI provides an update of two supreme court cases in Idaho and Kentucky that may impact workers compensation in those states.Article
Court Case Update - Countrywide 2020 Year-End Updatehttps://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase-EOY2020.aspxCourt Case Update - Countrywide 2020 Year-End UpdateNCCI InsightsJanuary 28, 2021Provides a look at some of the cases and decisions monitored by NCCI’s Legal Team in 2020, which may impact and shape the future of workers compensation across the states.Article
Court Case Update, Kansas - January 2021https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCaseUpdate-January2021-Kansas.aspxCourt Case Update, Kansas - January 2021NCCI InsightsJanuary 14, 2021The Supreme Court of Kansas, in Johnson v. US Food Service, upheld the constitutionality of a workers compensation statute that requires the use of the 6th Edition of the AMA Guides to assign disability ratings.Article
Court Case Update, Nevada and Texas - December 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCaseUpdate-December2020-Nevada-Texas.aspxCourt Case Update, Nevada and Texas - December 2020NCCI InsightsDecember 01, 2020NCCI provides an update of two court cases in Nevada and Texas that may impact workers compensation in those states.Article
Court Case Update, Countrywide - November 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase-Update-Nov2020.aspxCourt Case Update, Countrywide - November 2020NCCI InsightsNovember 17, 2020A summary of cases and decisions monitored by NCCI’s Legal Team that may impact workers compensation (WC) across the states. This edition contains updated information on cases previously introduced and presents new cases and decisions.Article
Court Case Update, Massachusetts - October 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseOctober2020-Massachusetts.aspxCourt Case Update, Massachusetts - October 2020NCCI InsightsOctober 29, 2020The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found that a workers compensation insurer cannot be required to pay for a claimant’s medical marijuana expenses.Article
Court Case Update, Illinois - September 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseSeptember2020-Illinois.aspxCourt Case Update, Illinois - September 2020NCCI InsightsSeptember 30, 2020The Illinois Supreme Court held that the proper test for determining workers compensation compensability depends on whether the activity was incident to the employment or causally connected to the job duties.Article
Court Case Update, Oklahoma - September 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Court-Case-Update-Oklahoma-September-2020.aspxCourt Case Update, Oklahoma - September 2020NCCI InsightsSeptember 25, 2020The Supreme Court of Oklahoma found that an Oklahoma workers compensation statute is unconstitutional to the extent that it denies recovery to the next of kin of a deceased employee with no dependents. Article
Court Case Update, California - September 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseSeptember2020-California.aspxCourt Case Update, California - September 2020NCCI InsightsSeptember 18, 2020A California federal District Court ruled that exclusive remedy barred certain claims by an employee in connection with the employer’s alleged failure to maintain a safe and healthy work environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.Article
Court Case Update, Federal - August 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseAugust2020-Federal.aspxCourt Case Update, Federal - August 2020NCCI InsightsAugust 21, 2020The federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of a Washington workers compensation statute that creates a presumption of compensability for certain types of diseases contracted by federal contractors.Article
Court Case Update, Texas - June 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseJune2020-TX.aspxCourt Case Update, Texas - June 2020NCCI InsightsJune 30, 2020The Supreme Court of Texas held, in Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. PHI Air Medical LLC, that the Texas Workers' Compensation Act “fair and reasonable reimbursement” standard was not preempted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act (ADA).Article
Court Case Update, Georgia - June 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseJune2020-GA.aspxCourt Case Update, Georgia - June 2020NCCI InsightsJune 24, 2020On June 16, 2020, the Supreme Court of Georgia held, in Frett v. State Farm Employee Workers' Compensation, that injuries suffered by an employee as a result of a slip and fall during a scheduled lunch break were compensable.Article
NCCI’s Compensability—Statutory Survey (PDF)https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-Compensability-Statutory-Survey-May-2020.pdfNCCI’s Compensability—Statutory Survey (PDF)NCCI InsightsJune 24, 2020As a reference tool, NCCI’s Compensability—Statutory Survey compiles statutory standards of compensability for states where NCCI is a rating or advisory organization.PDF
Court Case Update, Nebraska and Texas - June 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseJune2020-NE-TX.aspxCourt Case Update, Nebraska and Texas - June 2020NCCI InsightsJune 18, 2020NCCI provides an update of two court cases in Nebraska and Texas that may impact workers compensation in those states.Article
Court Case Update, Florida and Colorado - June 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseJune2020-FL-CO.aspxCourt Case Update, Florida and Colorado - June 2020NCCI InsightsJune 09, 2020NCCI provides an update of two court cases in Florida and Colorado that may impact workers compensation in those states.Article
Court Case Update, Maryland - June 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseJune2020-MD.aspxCourt Case Update, Maryland - June 2020NCCI InsightsJune 03, 2020On May 26, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Maryland held, In the Matter of Collins, that a workers compensation claimant lacks the power to release any dependent’s future claim for death benefits.Article
Court Case Update, Nevada - May 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseMay2020-NV.aspxCourt Case Update, Nevada - May 2020NCCI InsightsMay 27, 2020The Court of Appeals of Nevada, in City of Henderson v. Spangler, found that a police officer who had a pre-existing and likely genetic hearing loss condition may be entitled to workers compensation benefits.Article
Court Case Update Countrywide - April 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights_CourtCase-Update-Apr2020.aspxCourt Case Update Countrywide - April 2020NCCI InsightsApril 13, 2020NCCI’s Court Case Update provides a look at some of the cases and decisions monitored by NCCI’s Legal Division that may impact workers compensation across the states.Article
Court Case Update, Arizona and Missouri - February 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseFeb2020-AZ-MO.aspxCourt Case Update, Arizona and Missouri - February 2020NCCI InsightsFebruary 20, 2020NCCI provides an update of two court cases one in Arizona and the other in Missouri that may impact workers compensation in those states.Article
Court Case Update, New Jersey - January 2020https://www.ncci.com/Articles/Pages/Insights-CourtCaseJan2020-NJ.aspxCourt Case Update, New Jersey - January 2020NCCI InsightsJanuary 16, 2020The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey addresses for the first time whether a workers compensation judge can order an employer to reimburse a claimant/employee for the use of medical marijuana as a workers compensation treatment.Article

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