Workers’ Compensation

Workmen’s compensation passed the West Virginia legislature, modeled on the German system Governor Hatfield studied in the Ruhr Valley coalfields

Workers’ compensation (then called workmen’s compensation) went into effect

Supreme Court of Appeals expanded a worker’s right to sue an employer for damages

Other events that happened on or around June 27, 1978

Legislature passed measures that softened impact of the Mandolidis decision on employers

Legislature tightened the workers' compensation eligibility rules, angering labor groups

Legislature revised workers' compensation law when it appeared the deficit was shrinking faster than expected

Other events that happened on or around 1999

For the second time, legislation was passed that eased the impact of the Mandolidis decision on employers

BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Company began operating as the sole provider of worker’s compensation coverage in West Virginia for the next two years