Connecticut Work Comp News

Published by Howdy Workers on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021

The latest news about workers compensation in Connecticut.

• Insurance Department Approves 8th Consecutive Rate Decrease
  January 14, 2022
  The Connecticut Insurance Department approved yet another workers’ compensation rate decrease, effective Jan. 1. Gov. Ned Lamont The department approved a National Council on Compensation Insurance filing with a 14.1% decrease in…
• Court Upholds Order Precluding Property Owner From Raising Defenses to Worker's Claim
  January 7, 2022
  The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a determination that a worker was an employee of a property owner, as well as a grant of a motion to preclude the employer from contesting the…
• Guaranty Association Tenders Proper Payment Despite Omission of Suffix
  December 14, 2021
  The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a determination that the Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association properly make a payment to an injured worker by mailing his attorney a check bearing his name,…
• Retired Police Officer Gets Partial Commutation of Benefits
  November 18, 2021
  The Appellate Court of Connecticut upheld an administrative decision allowing a former police officer to receive a lump-sum payment of a portion of his award of permanent partial disability benefits. Case:…
• Airplane Parts Maker Fined $308,000
  November 11, 2021
  A Connecticut aircraft parts manufacturer did not take required steps to identify potential exposures and protect employees from known carcinogens hexavalent chromium and cadmium at its Bloomfield facility, the U.S.
• Troopers' Underinsured Motorist Recoveries Can't Include Damages for PTSD
  October 25, 2021
  The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that two police officers who narrowly avoided being struck by a colleague’s patrol vehicle were not entitled to damages for their alleged post-traumatic stress disorder. Case:…
• Court Upholds Benefits to Widow of Worker Who Committed Suicide
  October 22, 2021
  The Appellate Court of Connecticut upheld an award of benefits to a worker’s widow, finding his compensable injuries led to his development of depression, which led to his suicide. Case: Orzech…
• Insurance Department Considering 14.1% Loss Cost Reduction
  October 6, 2021
  The Connecticut Insurance Department is considering a 14.1% reduction to the current voluntary loss costs and an overall 8.2% reduction to the current assigned risk rate level. The department on Sept.
• Teacher Allegedly Injured Trying to Stop Fight Charged With Double Dipping
  September 27, 2021
  A teacher who received $59,608 in workers’ compensation benefits for injuries she reportedly sustained trying to stop a fight between students was charged with double dipping, the Connecticut Division of…

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