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DWC Seeks Input on Updating Impairment Rating Guides
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting comments on a proposal to update the version of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment starting in…
ICA to Discuss Creating Appellate Panel
The Industrial Commission of Arizona is soliciting feedback from system users about creating a panel to hear appeals. The commission is considering three possible approaches to what it is calling the…
WCIRB Classification and Rating Committee Meets Aug. 11
The Classification and Rating Committee for the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will meet to discuss classification changes and audit program updates. Committee members will discuss revisions to classification…
Bill Would Modify Federal Firefighter Presumption Standards
Federal lawmakers are proposing to revise the definition of fire protection activities that qualify firefighters for the presumption that cancer arose from employment. HR 10001, introduced Thursday, would explicitly add fuels…
Court Upholds SCIF’s Suspension of Attorney for Repeated Failure of Cybersecurity Tests
A California appellate court upheld the suspension of a State Compensation Insurance Fund attorney from her position due to her repeated failure of internal cybersecurity tests. Case: Bedrossian v. California State…
Fraud Reporting Bill on Agenda for Wednesday Hearing
The Assembly Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear a bill Wednesday that would require carriers to report data related to possible premium fraud to the California Employment Development Department. SB 536,…
Pulp Mill Cited for Exposing Workers to Chemical Hazards
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed nearly $800,000 in penalties following an investigation into the release of a deadly gas at a Maine wood pulp mill that exposed workers…
DWC Seeks Input on Topical Analgesic Plan-Based Audit
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting feedback on the proposed Topical Analgesic Plan-Based Audit through Thursday. The audit will evaluate healthcare practitioners who prescribe topical analgesics to ensure the…
Governor Seeks $1B Dividend
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is once again asking the board of directors for the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to approve a $1 billion dividend. If adopted, the dividend would bring to…
Court Upholds Finding That Worker’s Aggravation Injury Had Resolved
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker had suffered a work-related aggravation of a preexisting condition that had resolved. Case: Sewell v. United Parcel Service (WCAB), No. 1086…
Summary Judgment Upheld for Worker Struck by Falling Grate
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a Labor Law claim for a worker who was struck by a falling grate. Case: Hippert v. J. Rettenmaier…
Supreme Court Suspends Comp Attorney for Abandoning Clients
The Supreme Court of Maryland this week suspended a workers’ compensation attorney for effectively abandoning three of her clients. Sara Mohamed Samy El-Shall was admitted to the Maryland Bar in June…