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Bureau Posts Online Assigned Risk System Update
New Jersey's Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau has posted OAR 2.0, its newly upgraded Online Assigned Risk System, and will be available beginning Tuesday. The bureau says in Advisory Bulletin #99 that the…
Court Upholds Award to Receiver From Proceeds of Property Sale
A California appellate court upheld an award of fees to the receiver appointed to manage and preserve the assets of a convicted workers’ compensation fraudster. Gina Gregori ran several companies, including…
Employer Fails to Prove It Lacked Timely Notice of Worker’s Injury
The Iowa Court of Appeals rejected an employer’s claim that it had not received timely notice of an employee’s work-related injury. Case: Kraft Heinz Co. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North…
Court: Worker Shouldn’t Have Been Denied Referral to Pulmonologist
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured worker was wrongfully denied a referral to a pulmonologist for the explicit purpose of clearing him for the pre-approved surgery on his…
Driver Has No Further Causally Related Disability From Accident
A New York appellate court upheld a determination that the driver of a black car had no further causally related disability from a 2017 accident. Case: Matter of Ghaffour v. New…
DWC Seeks Comments on Rule Changes for Accident Prevention Services
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on a proposed amendment to 28 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 166 concerning certain submission requirements for insurers about their accident prevention services. The…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of VSSR Award
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to an enhanced award of benefits for his injuries from being struck by a car because the accident did not…
No TTD for Injured Butcher Who Failed to Demonstrate Labor Market Attachment
A New York appellate court upheld a denial of temporary total disability benefits to an injured butcher, as well as a finding that he did not demonstrate an attachment to…
Waiver of Liability Doesn’t Bar Cop From Suing Over Training Injury
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a police officer injured during firearms training could pursue her negligence claims against the state despite having signed a waiver of liability. Case: Avenarius v.
Supreme Court to Address Calculation of Compensation Rate for Specific Loss Injuries
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh in on whether to disturb four decades of precedent and award more benefits to a worker who lost part of her arm in an industrial…
Court Reinstates Worker’s Labor Law Claim for Alleged Injuries
A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for the injuries he suffered while replacing a water heater. Case: Rodriguez v. Fawn East Fourth Street LLC, No.
No Benefits for Retired Worker Who Failed to Give Timely Notice of Injury
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a retired worker was not entitled to benefits for an alleged back injury because he failed to provide timely notice of the injury to…