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No Additional Benefits for Teacher Whose Claim ‘Evolved’ From Knee Injury to Multiple Conditions
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a limited award of benefits to an injured special education teacher who underwent years of treatment for her knee, back and upper extremities. Case: Divinity…
DWC Updating MTUS Drug List
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced updates to the drug list in the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule to align with changes in published treatment guidelines. The DWC said changes to…
Bill Would Require Notices About Workers’ Rights to Consult Comp Attorney
Notices that California employers are required to post in a conspicuous location frequented by employees would be required to reference the right to consult an attorney, under a new bill. Assemblymember…
Employer Gets Credit for Benefits Paid to Worker
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the retroactive application of Act 111’s credit provision to an employer that made 500 weeks of benefit payments to an injured employee. Case: Mortimer v. Stamco…
Court Rejects Police Officer’s Constitutional Challenge to Modification of Benefits
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the modification of her total disability benefits under Act 111. Case: Farmbry v. City of Philadelphia, No. 1359 C.D. 2022, 01/18/2024,…
Defendants Get Summary Judgment Dismissing Stagehand’s Labor Law Claims
A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled to summary judgment in their favor. Case: Andino v. Wizards Studios North Inc., No. 161437/18,…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Factory Worker’s Claim for Sinus Issues
The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the denial of a factory worker’s claim that her industrial exposure caused her to develop sinusitis. Case: Whisman v. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky Inc., No. 2023-SC-0164-WC, 01/18/2024,…
Bill Would Apply One-Year Limit on Provider Payment Disputes to All Claims
Virginia employers and work comp carriers would have one year to seek recovery of payments to health care providers regardless of the date payment was made, under legislation moving through…
Measure Proposes Exception to Exclusive Remedy for Abusive Workplaces
Workers’ compensation would not be the exclusive remedy for Wisconsin workers claiming injuries from abusive work environments, under legislation introduced in the state Senate last week. Sen. Tim Carpenter Sen. Tim…
Long COVID Presumption Proposed for Essential Government Workers
Essential government workers in Maryland who are diagnosed with long COVID would be presumed to have a compensable occupational disease, under a bill introduced in the state Senate. SB 431, by…
Majority of DWC Enforcement Efforts Target Insurance Companies
Insurance companies continue to be the subject of most Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation enforcement activities, according to an update provided during recent health care provider and carrier quarterly meetings. Dan LaBruyere …
Woman Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
A Texas phlebotomist who claimed she could not work was sentenced to 18 months of deferred adjudication after she was convicted of double dipping. Ruth Castilleja, of Baytown, will also pay…