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Property Owner Fails to Prove Exclusive Remedy Defense but Gets Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a tort suit under the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law,…
Insurance Department Announces 12.6% Rate Cut
The Idaho Department of Insurance on Monday announced that it accepted the National Council on Compensation Insurance's rate filing for an average 12.6% reduction in workers’ compensation rates. Dean L. Cameron …
BWC: Jeweler Pays $42,000 in Restitution for Double Dipping
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Monday announced that a man convicted of working while receiving benefits paid $42,000 in restitution to the agency. The BWC said it investigated Ashwin…
OccMD Acquires Corporate Remedies, Will Offer Outcome-Based Networks
OccMD, LLC, of Dallas announced the acquisition of Corporate Remedies, Inc. OccMD, LLC, offers an array of workers’ compensation and injury benefit services that include medical case management, physician-led nurse case…
Court Publishes Decision Applying Privette Doctrine to Injured Worker, Denies Rehearing
A California appellate court has denied an injured worker’s request for rehearing on his effort to pursue a tort suit against his employer’s customer, and published its decision ruling that…
Excusive Remedy Barred Car Dealer Employee from Civil Recovery for Fall from Roof
A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s claim against his employer as barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Labor Code. Case: Gonzalez v. Dynamic…
Divided Supreme Court Upholds Sanctions on Employer’s Attorney for Misleading Judge
A divided Mississippi Supreme Court upheld the imposition of sanctions on an employer’s attorney for submitting misleading documentation to an administrative judge. Case: Howard Industries Inc. v. Hayes, Nos. 2021-CT-00694-SCT and…
CMS Adopts Reporting Penalty Rule with Maximum Fine of $365,000 per Claim
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently adopted new rules authorizing penalties of up to $1,000 per day, per claim, capped at $365,000 per year, for failure comply with…
WCIRB Webinar to Cover Latest Report on Geographic Differences in Claim Trends
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is hosting a webinar Nov. 15 to discuss its latest report into geographic differences in claim trends throughout California. Laura Carstensen The WCIRB in 2015…
WCA Schedules Hearing on Fee Schedule Changes
The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is holding a public hearing on its proposed 2024 Health Care Provider Fee Schedule Tuesday in Albuquerque. Proposed changes to the fee schedule would increase the…
NCCI Discussing Physician Service Utilization Study at Webinar
The National Council on Compensation Insurance is holding a webinar Thursday to review findings from its recent study on physician service utilization throughout the country. Raji Chadarevian Raji Chadarevian, executive director of…
Worker’s Prescriptions Aren’t Objective Medical Findings of Back Injury
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for an alleged back injury as unsupported by objective medical findings. Case: Howell v. Arkadelphia Human Development Center,…