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One Call Names Howard Cutler Chief Strategy & Network Officer
Workers’ compensation care coordinator One Call on Tuesday announced that Howard Cutler was named chief strategy and network officer. Howard Cutler Cutler fills a newly created position that combines corporate strategy…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of MRI for Worker With Back Injury
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of authorization for a second magnetic resonance imaging scan for a worker with a back injury. Case: Stewart v. Wolseley Investments Inc., No. 22-0215,…
The Wrong Workers’ Comp Class Codes Can Cost You Big Time
Applying the wrong workers' comp class code to your employees can cost you money in a number of ways. If you apply the wrong class code deliberately to score a lower a premium, an audit can lead to large fines and loss of coverage. The Department of Labor has issued a...
DWC Launches Education Courses on Med-Legal Report Writing
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Monday announced new online educational courses intended to help physicians and others with writing medical-legal reports. The courses were developed in collaboration with the…
DWC Updates Fee Schedules
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced adjustments to sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule that went into effect Sunday to account for changes in the Medicare payment system. The division…
Goldberg Segalla Adds Attorney in Orange County
Goldberg Segalla announced that Mitchell J. Kim is joining the firm’s workers’ compensation defense group in Orange County. Mitchell J. Kim Kim, who was previously with D’Andre Law in Corona, is a…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker’s Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of a worker's request for a permanent partial disability award for occupational pneumoconiosis. Case: Keaton v. West Virginia Office of Insurance Commissioner, No.
Worker Gets Increase in PPD Award After Expansion of Claim
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to an increase in her permanent partial disability award after the expansion of her claim to include a shoulder…
Construction Worker Gets Summary Judgment for Fall From Scaffold
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a scaffold. Case: Cafisi v…
Commission Must Decide if Carrier Can Get Reimbursement From Debt Collection Settlement
The Utah Supreme Court ruled that the Labor Commission has exclusive jurisdiction to determine if an insurance carrier was entitled to reimbursement from the funds a worker received in her settlement…
Worker’s Lack of Credibility Leads to Denial of Claim
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits based on alleged injuries from being shoved by his supervisor, finding the worker lacked credibility. Case: Skidmore v.
WCIRB: COVID-19 Claim Counts and Costs Decreasing
Claims for COVID-19 decreased significantly starting in February 2022 to about 2% of reported indemnity claims, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. The WCIRB said COVID-19 claims…