Delaware Work Comp News

Published by Howdy Workers on May 11, 2021May 11, 2021

The latest news about workers compensation in Delaware.

• Insurance Department Approves Double-Digit Rate Cuts
  November 30, 2021
  The Delaware Department of Insurance approved a 21.02% reduction in voluntary market loss costs and a 20.01% cut to residual market rates. Rates, loss costs and expected loss factors the department…
• Worker Who Pursued Comp for Dog Bite Can Proceed With Tort Claim
  October 13, 2021
  The Delaware Superior Court ruled that the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel did not bar a worker from pursuing a civil suit from being bitten by a dog owned…
• Employer Can Terminate Payments for Narcotic Medication for Worker Who Lied About Drug Use
  October 12, 2021
  The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an employer was entitled to discontinue its payment for narcotic painkillers medications based on an injured worker's high use of the medication and dishonesty…
• No Benefits to Worker for Face-First Fall Into Pole
  August 24, 2021
  The Delaware Superior Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for his injuries from slamming face-first into a pole while running at work, in violation of his employer's…

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