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Court Affirms Aggravation Finding, Need for Surgery
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a compensable injury aggravated a worker’s preexisting ankle condition, which resulted in her need for surgery. Case: North Arkansas College v. Sparks,…
High Court: 60-Day Recon Deadline Not Jurisdictional, Equitable Tolling Inappropriate
The California Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's practice of self-tolling the 60-day statutory deadline to rule on petitions for reconsideration. The court, in Joseph Mayor v.
Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Civil Suit for Nurse’s COVID Death
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a civil suit against a hospital for the death of an immunocompromised emergency room nurse after she contracted COVID-19. Case: Powell…
Amended Bill Drops DA Death Investigation Pilot Project
California lawmakers appear to have backed away from a proposed five-year pilot project in which district attorneys in Santa Clara and Alameda counties would have handled investigations of workplace accidents…
Yale University Officer Charged With Fraud
A campus officer at the Yale University Police Department was arrested and charged with workers' compensation fraud, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced. Warren Palmer, 59, is accused of receiving…
Sacramento Bee Flags $30M in Revolving Fund Expenses
The Sacramento Bee on Friday reported that the California Department of Industrial Relations has tapped into the revolving fund for projects and expenses that it could not connect to administering…
Court: Worker Entitled to Expand Claim, Receive Additional Treatment
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to expand the scope of his claim and to receive additional medical treatment. Case: ACNR Resources Inc.
High Court Set to Publish ‘Mayor’ Decision
The California Supreme Court will answer whether the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board can apply equitable tolling to act on a petition for reconsideration beyond the 60 days allowed under the…
Supreme Court Clarifies Calculation of Employer’s Responsibility for Pro Rata Share of Fees
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that an employer’s responsibility for attorney fees incurred by a worker who pursued a third-party claim is initially subtracted from the amount available in subrogation…
Amended Bill Would Allow Naturopathic Doctors to Serve as PTPs
A recently amended bill would add naturopathic doctors to the list of providers who are allowed to serve as primary treating physicians in California's workers' compensation system. Sen. Aisha Wahab, D-Hayward,…
Supreme Court Says Employer Waived Limitations Defense by Failing to Seek Relief
The Utah Supreme Court ruled that an employer waived a limitations defense by not seeking relief on it, and that an administrative law judge’s ruling on the issue did not preserve…
Court Reduces Death Benefit Award to Align With Cap on Duration
The Court of Appeals of the State of New Mexico ruled that the aggregate 700-week limit on benefits requires reducing the death benefit awarded to the widow of a firefighter…