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Worker Can Request Examination if Carrier Supports Claim Denial With IME Report
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that when an insurer submits an independent medical examination report as evidence to support its denial of a worker’s claim, the denial is “based”…
Committee Passes Bill to Expand 4850 Eligibility
A California Senate Committee last week passed a bill that would extend full-pay salary continuation benefits to injured county park rangers and housing authority officers outside of Los Angeles. The Senate…
Worker Not Entitled to Additional Benefits After Date of MMI
A divided Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits after his treating surgeon placed him at maximum medical…
Forum Selection Clauses in Illegal Insurance Policies Aren’t Enforceable
A New York appellate court ruled that the forum selection clause in an illegal insurance policy is not enforceable as a matter of public policy. Case: Air-Sea Packing Group Inc. v.
Worker Shouldn’t Have Been Denied Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been denied summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from falling through an unguarded opening. Case: Blacio…
Employer Can’t Be 3rd-Party Defendant in Suit Over Fatal Wall Collapse
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an employer could not be made a third-party defendant in a civil action filed by its employees arising from a fatal retaining…
Committee Passes Bill to Revise Poster Requirements
A California legislative committee passed a bill that would require notifying workers of their right to consult an attorney. The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday voted 15-0 to pass AB 1870, by Assemblymember…
Legislature Approves Electronic Cancellation Measure
The Oklahoma Legislature passed a bill that would allow insurance carriers to send cancellation notices electronically. The state House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 90-0 to pass SB 1627, by Sen.
Industrial Commission Properly Exercises Authority to Correct Error of Law
An Ohio appellate court upheld an order of the Industrial Commission correcting an error of law and awarding a worker temporary total disability benefits. Case: State ex rel. Jack Thistledown Racino…
Employer Must Pay Enhanced Award for Violation of Specific Safety Requirement
An Ohio appellate court upheld an enhanced award of benefits to an injured worker, finding his employer’s violation of a specific safety requirement for hydraulic presses was the proximate cause…
Pair Accused of Cashing Dead Woman’s Comp Checks
Prosecutors in southeastern New York announced that two people were arrested and charged with grand larceny and insurance fraud for allegedly cashing workers’ compensation checks sent to one of the…
Governor Signs Bill Creating Self-Insurers’ Guaranty Association
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill creating a guaranty association to step in and pay workers’ compensation benefits because of the insolvency of a self-insured employer. The governor signed the…