Tag: massachusetts workers compensation

Massachusetts High Court Sides with Worker in COVID-19 Compensation Case

Nordstrom
COVID-19 Compensation Case

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has issued a pivotal ruling in favor of Jeff Stacy, a utility worker who contracted COVID-19 while on the job in 2021. This decision reinforces how workers’ compensation law applies to pandemic-related claims, setting a potential benchmark for similar cases across the country. A Utility Worker in the Eye of the Pandemic Storm Jeff Stacy, a lineman for Unitil Corp., found himself at the center of this historic case. While much of Massachusetts was shut down under emergency orders, Stacy’s work was deemed essential,…

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Workers compensation rate increase proposal rejected in Massachusetts

Julie Campbell
Joseph Murphy, the Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner on workers compensation plan

State Division of Insurance turns down the requested changes. The Massachusetts Division of Insurance has revealed that they have rejected the proposal that was made to increase the rates for workers compensation by 18.8 percent. The outcome of this will bring about no changes to the rates. The decision was made after having undergone a hearing process that lasted five months. The result is that there will not be any change to the current workers compensation rate. According to a statement from the Division of Insurance, this is expected to…

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