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SAIF Board Discussing CEO Recruitment
The board of directors for Oregon’s SAIF Corp. will discuss CEO recruitment during a Tuesday meeting as Kerry Barnett plans to retire later this year. Kerry Barnett Barnett has served as…
Bills Would Create Exception to Exclusive Remedy for Inadequate COVID Protections
A pair of bills introduced in the Hawaii Legislature would create an exception to workers’ compensation as the exclusive remedy for workplace injuries when employers fail to maintain adequate protections…
Encova Agrees to Accept Gravely Ill Firefighter’s COVID Claim After New Reports
A West Virginia insurance carrier has agreed to accept a COVID-19 claim from a gravely ill firefighter after news reports indicated that the insurer had initially declined to accept the…
Genex: Communication, Safety Among Top Factors for Injured Workers
Genex said communication and safety were among the top five factors that injured workers identified during a 2020 patient satisfaction survey as important in meeting recovery goals. “For nearly all the…
DWC Reinstates Deadline on Medical Billing
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has posted a number of bulletins in the last few days addressing new medical billing deadlines and revised records forms. Commissioner Cassie Brown Medical billing deadlines…
Lawyers Hope Lawmakers Will Fix What Supreme Court Did Not
Having struck out at the state and the U.S. Supreme Court, some Minnesota claimants' attorneys are now hoping the Legislature will put an end to what they say is an…
Report: Tyson Cites Exclusive Remedy in Motion to Dismiss COVID Lawsuit
Tyson Foods said workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy for the family of a meatpacker who died from COVID-19 in a motion asking a federal court to throw out a…
Former Air Marshal Gets Probation in Double-Dipping Case
A former air marshal who illegally collected more than $240,000 in workers’ compensation benefits by concealing the fact that he was self-employed as a martial arts instructor was sentenced to…
Condition Can’t Be Added to Claim for Injuries From Assault by Student
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a school district employee was not entitled to expand the scope of her workers’ compensation claim to include a diagnosis of intervertebral…
Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof in Medical Fee Dispute Review
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that in a worker’s compensation medical fee dispute resolution proceeding, the burden of proof is on the party seeking review. Case: Patients Medical Center v. Facility…
Worker Secures Award of Penalties for Employer’s Failure to Pay for Treatment
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of penalties to an injured worker for his employer’s failure to pay for treatments for his pain from an industrial injury. Case: DTE…
CWCI Opens Registration for 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute opened online registration for its 57th annual meeting, which will be held virtually March 11. Mark Schniepp The first part of the meeting will focus on…