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DOL Announces Final Rule on Employee Classification
The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday announced a final rule that it says aligns with longstanding judicial precedent that employers have used to determine whether a worker is an…
Judge Fails to Make Adequate Findings That Support Denial of Employer’s Motion
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a trial judge failed to make adequate findings to support a denial of an employer’s request to be relieved from liability. Case: Victoryland…
Bills Would Create, Modify Presumptions
Bills introduced Monday before the legislative session starting Jan. 16 would create a new presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for first responders in Alaska and would modify qualifying…
PEO Coverage Bill Back Before Lawmakers
A Florida state senator is taking another run at legislation that would require employee leasing companies to provide comp coverage for all of a client’s workers if the client company…
Bill Would Nix Experience Rating Requirement From Contracts
Indiana government agencies would be precluded from specifying minimum experience ratings when soliciting bids or entering into contracts, under legislation introduced Monday. House Bill 1159, by Rep. Matt Lehman, R-Berne, would prohibit…
No Benefits to Nurse for COVID-19 Infection
The Superior Court of Delaware upheld the denial of benefits to a nurse for her COVID-19 infection, finding it was more likely than not she had contracted the disease from…
Split Court Says DCBS Director May Address Billing Dispute for Services Unrelated to Comp Claim
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has the authority to address a medical billing dispute over services that were…
Supreme Court Says Commissioner Didn’t Abuse Discretion in Excluding Expert Reports
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the workers' compensation commissioner did not commit an abuse of discretion in excluding an injured worker's expert reports from evidence. Case: Hagen v. Serta/National Bedding…
Court Revives Employers’ Equal Protection Challenge to BWC Rebate Process
An Ohio appellate court revived an equal protection challenge to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s process of providing premium rebates to employers. Case: CPC Parts Delivery LLC v. Bureau of Workers’…
No Total Industrial Disability Rating for 9/11 Clean-Up Worker
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who participated in the World Trade Center terrorist attack clean-up efforts was not entitled to be classified as having a total…
DWC Posts Adjustments to Pathology and Lab Section of OMFS
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the pathology and clinical laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes in the Medicare payment system. The…
DWC Holding QME Exam in April
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding its next qualified medical evaluator exam in April. The DWC said it will offer in-person, computer-based testing using Pearson VUE. The examination will…