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DWC Updates Provider Fee Schedule
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order updating the physician and nonphysician practitioner section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule for the third fiscal quarter. The division said the…
Bill Proposes Comp Coverage for Public School Teachers
The first bill filed ahead of the 2025 legislative session would provide workers’ compensation benefits to Alabama’s public school teachers. Senate Bill 1, by Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, would create the…
Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Civil Claim From Ladder Accident
The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil claim for injuries he allegedly sustained on a construction project. Case: Gjana v. Daibes Enterprises…
Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Claim for Additional TTD as Time-Barred
The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s challenge to the termination of her temporary total disability benefits as time-bared. Case: Arndt v. Jefferson County Public Schools, No. 2023-SC-0377-WC,…
Privette Doctrine Bars Worker’s Claim for Damages
A California appellate court determined that the Privette doctrine entitled the defendants in a civil suit to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for injuries from a fall from a…
AppliedVR Names Michael Marsau Executive Director, Workers’ Compensation
AppliedVR appointed Michael Marsau as its executive director of workers’ compensation. Michael Marsau Marsau is overseeing the launch of the company’s flagship RelieVRx prescription therapeutic into the workers’ compensation market, the…
Court Upholds Denial of Worker’s Request to Reopen Car Accident Claim
The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen his claim arising out of a car accident. Case: Parr v. Industrial Commission, No. 1 CA-IC 23-0018,…
Worker Fails to Prove Occupational Disease, Accidental Injury From Chemical Exposure
The Maryland Appellate Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of occupational disease and accidental injury from his alleged chemical exposure. Case: In the Matter of the Petition of Butler,…
Supreme Court Says TTD Award Not Immediately Appealable
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that an administrative law judge’s order awarding temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker was interlocutory and not appealable. Case: Spencer County Fiscal Court v.
Summary Judgment for Worker’s Labor Law Claim Overturned
A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim based on his alleged man lift accident. Case: Hartigan v. Gilbane Building…
Court Revives Worker’s Challenge to Partial Denial of Claim
A Texas appellate court revived an injured school district employee’s challenge to an administrative law judge’s determination that she was barred from pursuing compensation for some alleged conditions and dates…
WCAB Proposes More Sanctions for Alleged Abuse of Recon Petitions
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Monday published two en banc decisions proposing additional sanctions against an attorney and a hearing representative who are already facing fines for allegedly filing…