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Court Upholds Reinstatement of Injured Worker’s Total Disability Status
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an administrative decision to reinstate an injured worker’s total disability status. Case: Department of Human Services v. Huffman, Nos. 921 & 922 C.D. 2022, 07/27/2023,…
Employer Can’t End Benefits Based on Return-to-Work Clearance
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an employer improperly terminated an employee’s benefits based on the opinion of a referred specialist clearing him to return to work without any similar…
Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting No-Rehire Settlement Condition
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill prohibiting employers from offering to engage in settlement negotiations only if the injured worker agrees to find work elsewhere. Gov. Tina Kotek The governor…
DOL Seeks Nominations for National Advisory Committee Membership
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it is accepting applications to fill vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health. The 12-member committee advises labor and health…
Court Maintains Constitutionality of Act 111, Impairment Rating Evaluation Process
The Commonwealth Court upheld the constitutionality of the state’s revised standards for impairment rating evaluations and the modification of a worker’s status from totally disabled to partially disabled. Case: Brown v.
Fired Medical Marijuana User Establishes Good-Faith Effort to Find Work
The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a medical marijuana user who was fired after testing positive for THC had engaged in a good-faith effort to find new employment. Case:…
III: National Work Comp Combined Ratio Was 87.4% in 2022
U.S. workers’ compensation carriers had the lowest combined ratio among major product lines in 2022, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Dale Porfilio (www.iii.org) III said work comp carriers have enjoyed…
WCB, Review Committee Set Joint Meeting to Discuss Fee Schedule
The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board and the Medical Services Review Committee are holding a joint meeting Aug. 25 to discuss and make recommendations for the 2024 medical fee schedule. The board…
Biden Announces Heat Safety Actions
President Joe Biden on Thursday outlined steps his administration is taking to address the consequences of extreme heat, including targeted inspections of industries where workers are at increased risk of…
NCCI Proposes 12.7% Loss Cost Decrease
The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Wednesday filed a proposed 12.7% loss cost decrease in West Virginia, effective Nov. 1. Gov. Jim Justice’s office said in a statement that the reduction…
Husband and Wife Accused of Concealing $4.1 Million in Payroll
The California Insurance Department announced that a husband and wife from Bakersfield were charged with fraud for allegedly underreporting $4.1 million in payroll to two different carriers between 2017 and…
DWC Reminds Insurance Carriers EDI 3.1.4 Now Live
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reminds insurance companies that the new electronic data interchange standard, EDI Claims Release 3.1.4, went live Wednesday. All final EDI Claims Release 1.0 transactions had to…