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Governor Seeks Comments on Judicial Applicants
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is seeking comments on applicants to fill a workers’ compensation judicial vacancy. The governor has received applications from Thomas Lee Bruner, Steve Fletcher, Morgan Marie Weber and…
High Court Accepts Surrender of Attorney’s Law License for Misappropriating Client Funds
The Supreme Court of Georgia last week accepted an attorney’s voluntary surrender of his law license for misusing an injured worker’s settlement funds. Richard H. Middleton Jr. had been a licensed…
Costs of Employer Medical Evaluations Can Be Recouped From Worker’s 3rd-Party Recovery
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a state employer was entitled to reimbursement of its medical evaluation expenses from an injured employee's third-party recovery. Case: Brent v. Mississippi Department…
Worker Who Voluntarily Left State Can’t Get TTD
The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an injured worker should have been ineligible for temporary total disability benefits after she quit her job to move out of state. Case: State…
General Contractor Entitled to Indemnification, Partial Dismissal of Claims
A New York appellate court upheld the partial dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for an accident involving a bucket hoist and ruled that the general contractor should have been…
Shawn Crosby Confirmed as Chief Operating Officer of BWC
The Ohio Senate unanimously confirmed Shawn Crosby as chief operating officer of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Shawn Crosby Crosby joined BWC as a frontline clerk in 1993 and has held…
Alternative Payment Study Report on Agenda for July 14 CHSWC Meeting
California’s joint labor-management panel is scheduled to discuss during an in-person meeting July 14 a report on alternative payment models for medical providers treating injured workers. The Commission on Health and…
Research and Evaluation Group Releases Return-to-Work Report
The Texas Department of Insurance’s Research and Evaluation Group has released a report on return-to-work outcomes in the state workers' compensation system. The report analyzes return-to-work outcomes for the Texas workers’…
Court Upholds Order for Worker to Reduce Opioid Use
The Delaware Superior Court upheld an administrative ruling ordering a worker to reduce his use of opioid medication. Case: Hunsucker v. Scott Paper Co., No. K22A-11-001 RLG, 06/16/2023, published. Facts: Billy Hunsucker worked…
Worker Lacks Standing to Bring Constitutional Challenge to Lost-Wage Statute
The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker lacked standing to challenge the constitutionality of a state statute that shifts the burden for wage-loss payments from a former employer to a…
Split Court Rejects General Contractor’s Statutory Employer Defense
A divided Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment in favor of a general contractor on its claim that it was immune from civil liability to a subcontractor’s injured…
No Summary Judgment in Labor Law Claim by Worker Who Fell From Roof of Van
A New York appellate court ruled that liability could not be established via summary judgment in a worker’s Labor Law claim for an accident that happened while he was trying to…