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WCB to Require Electronic Submission of CMS-1500 Form
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board said part of its ongoing modernization initiatives will require health care providers to contract with an electronic submission partner to submit the CMS-1500…
High Court Holds That Commission Did Not Err in Finding Injured Worker Unreliable
Although the Idaho Industrial Commission erred in several credibility findings, the remainder of its determinations finding that an injured worker was not a reliable witness were supported by substantial and…
Court Says Violation of Safety Rules Alone Doesn’t Constitute Intentional Harm
The Appellate Division of New Jersey’s Superior Court affirmed a trial court’s decision granting summary judgment that dismisses an intentional harm case, saying the injured worker failed to clear the high…
Rand Estimates Liabilities of $7.9B for SIBTF
Rand Corp. in a report posted to the California Division of Workers’ Compensation website estimates that the mid-point of total liabilities for claims filed against the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust…
Split Court Says MMI Finding Isn’t Prerequisite to Receive Permanent Disability
A finding that an injured worker is totally incapacitated does not create an entitlement to permanent disability benefits as a matter of law, a split Connecticut Supreme Court said in…
Court Revives PTD Application for Mine Worker Struck by Ram Car
The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a worker’s application for permanent total disability. Case: Murray American Energy Inc. v. Harshey, No. 24-ICA-73, 07/30/2024, unpublished. Facts: Dustin Harshey…
L&I Fines Wildlife Department for Worker Death
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined the state wildlife department $200,400 for two incidents that killed one worker and hospitalized another. Mary Valentine, a 48-year-old Department of Fish…
Travelers Publishes 2024 Injury Impact Report
The Travelers Cos. said a review of more than 1.2 million work comp claims from 2017 to 2021 revealed that overexertion was the most frequent cause of injury, but slips,…
Governor Appoints Members of Nominating Committee
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reappointed two members to the committee that nominates candidates for vacant workers’ compensation administrative law judge positions. Beshear reappointed Grover Arnett and Kenneth Dietz to the Workers’…
BWC Awards $9.4M in Grants for Safety Projects
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation awarded $9.4 million in grants for workplace safety projects. The Workforce Safety Innovation Grants disbursed this year are funding four proof-of-concept projects and four prototype…
Court Reverses Finding That Worker Failed to Exhaust Reasonable Conservative Treatment
The Delaware Superior Court overturned a determination that an injured worker failed to exhaust reasonable conservative measures to treat his knee injury before opting for surgery. Case: Baxter v. Verizon Communications,…
Audit Finds ‘Major Improvement’ in City’s Comp Program Under TPA
Chicago’s Office of Inspector General said in its latest audit that contracting with a third-party administrator represented a “major improvement” in running the city’s work comp program compared to the…