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George Knowles Joins Samuel Hale as CFO
California workers’ compensation employer carve-out organization Samuel Hale announced the appointment of George Knowles as its new chief financial officer. Knowles, in addition to serving as CFO for Samuel Hale, will also…
Hartford Mutual Announces Merger With ClearPath
Hartford Mutual Insurance Group announced that it has received final approval from regulators in Maryland to complete a merger with monoline workers’ compensation carrier ClearPath Mutual Insurance Co. Hartford, which is…
Substantial Evidence Supports Black Lung Benefits Award to Miner
A federal appellate court upheld an award of compensation under the Black Lung Benefits Act to a coal mine worker as supported by substantial evidence. Case: Cedar Coal Co. v. Holcomb,…
Court Overturns Judge’s Decision to Allow Severance of Third-Party Action
A New York appellate court ruled that an allegedly injured worker’s employer should not have been allowed to sever the third-party action against it from the Labor Law action filed…
Appellate Court Clarifies Calculation of Interest on Unpaid Judgments
The Illinois Appellate Court clarified that interest accrues on unpaid judgments without exception, and the amount that has been escrowed because it is subject to a lien is not excluded…
Worker’s Claim of Discrimination, Retaliation Dismissed
A Missouri appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a substance abuse facility employee’s claim of alleged discrimination and workers’ compensation retaliation based on her termination for a…
DWC Announces Proposed Review of Chapters 102-116 Rules
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is reviewing several sets of rules in accordance with a state law requiring agencies to assess whether the reasons for implementing the regulations continue…
DWC Accepting Comments on Proposed Changes to Income Benefit Forms
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on proposed changes to forms used to apply for supplemental income benefits and the form carriers use to notify seasonal…
Defendant in Labor Law Action Gets Claims Dismissed
A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a Labor Law action against an entity that established it was not the owner of the property under construction, the…
Worker Waits Too Long to Request Additional Benefits
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an injured worker could not seek additional benefits more than three years after his employer stopped paying wage loss compensation. Case: Keffer v. Colfax Corp.,…
Court Errs in Dismissing Employer’s Appeal as Discovery Sanction Against Worker
An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer’s appeal of an administrative determination that an injured worker was its employee should not have been dismissed as a discovery sanction against…
Committee Passes Private Employer UR Bill
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed a bill requiring in-state licensing for doctors performing utilization reviews for those injured working for private employers. The committee on Wednesday voted 12-2 to pass…