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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall Down Ramp
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his fall down an unguarded, temporary plywood…
Investigation Finds Candy Plant Wasn’t Evacuated Before Explosion
The U.S. Department of Labor said a Pennsylvania candy maker failed to evacuate employees after some reported smelling gas before a March 2023 explosion that killed seven workers at the…
Court Tosses Mandamus Action by State Trooper With Long-Haul COVID-19
The Iowa Court of Appeals dismissed a former state trooper’s mandamus action seeking to compel the state to pay benefits after he became disabled by his long-haul COVID-19 symptoms. Case: Eimers v.
Garment Manufacturer Charged With Wage Theft Cited for Lack of Comp Coverage
The first company to be charged under a new California law criminalizing wage theft was also fined more than $81,000 for failure to carry workers’ compensation coverage. The Labor Commissioner’s Office…
Worker’s Award for Silicosis, Lung Disease Upheld
The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his silicosis and interstitial lung disease. Case: Exterran Holdings Inc. v. Abonza, No. 120569, Decided 08/30/2023,…
REG Publishes Pharmacy Cost and Utilization Report
Pharmacy service utilization decreased from 2009 to 2022 and the closed drug formulary introduced more than a decade ago lowered both opioid drug use and system costs, according to a…
Insurance Department Launching Diversity Index
The California Department of Insurance announced that it will release the results of its inaugural Insurance Diversity Index today. Commissioner Ricardo Lara The index represents an effort to gauge the commitment…
Insurance Commissioner Announces 7.24% Rate Cut
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro on Wednesday announced that voluntary market loss costs will decrease by an average of 7.24%, effective Dec. 1. At the same time, the commissioner announced that…
City Investigates Stolen Comp Checks
The Office of the Inspector General for the City of Baltimore on Wednesday released a report describing an investigation into the theft of more than $8,000 in workers’ compensation benefit…
Court Publishes Decision on State Fund Dispute Over Premium Calculations
A California appellate court has ordered publication of its decision from last month finding the State Compensation Insurance Fund could not belatedly challenge an administrative determination that it miscalculated an…
Worker’s Labor Law Action Can’t Be Joined With Medical Malpractice Suit
A New York appellate court overturned an order allowing a worker’s Labor Law claims to be consolidated with a medical malpractice action related to the treatment for the injuries underlying…
WCRI: Medical Payment Decrease Exceeds Most Study States
Decreases in average medical payments per claim in Texas exceeded those in all but two states covered in a recent Workers Compensation Research Institute report. WCRI’s 24th edition of the CompScope…