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Appeals Court Orders Partial Publication of Retaliation, Emotional Distress Decision
A California appellate court last week ordered partial publication of its determination that an elected city official’s claims for retaliation and intentional infliction of emotional distress should have been subjected…
Court Upholds Finding That Rehab Coordinator Was Not PTD
A New York appellate court dismissed a rehabilitation program coordinator’s challenge to a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board finding she was not permanently and totally disabled from her injuries from…
BWC Transitional Work Program Increases Grants for Employers
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation last week announced that it is increasing grants employers can use to get injured workers back to work as quickly as possible. Transitional work grants…
Block Elected Comp Court Presiding Judge
The Nebraska Supreme Court approved the election of Dirk V. Block as presiding judge of the Workers’ Compensation Court. The comp court on Thursday announced that Block will serve a two-year…
Senate Passes Debit Card Payment Bill
The California Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow carriers to continue using debit cards to pay indemnity benefits for another year in a vote that allows the measure…
Court Upholds Citation Against Framing Contractor for Worker’s Injuries
A California appellate court upheld a citation against a framing contractor for a worker’s fall through an unprotected opening for a stairwell. Case: L&S Framing Inc. v. California Occupational Safety and…
Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claim Overturned
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim because of triable issues as to whether anyone knew…
DWC Posts Update to Pathology, Laboratory Fee Schedule
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday announced updates to the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. The division said the order modifying the fee…
Don’t Settle: Challenge Serious and Willful Citations
Being too willing to settle an OSHA citation can cost you in the future, experts say. According to lawyers at the law firm Jackson Lewis, if employers agree to settle a citation rather than challenge it, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, may see it as...
DWC Posts Adjustments to Physician Fee Schedule
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate to changes in the Medicare system. The order adopts the…
John Novak Named President of ICW Group Insurance Cos.
ICW Group Insurance Cos. has promoted John Novak to president. John Novak ICW said that in his new role, Novak will be charged with leading the company’s multi-line growth strategy, expanding…
WCIRB Livestreaming Virtual Conference July 20
California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is livestreaming its 2023 virtual conference starting at 9 a.m. July 20. The program will feature two sessions discussing the WCIRB’s 2023 State of the…