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Alexandra Cohen Joins Goldberg Segalla Office in New York
Goldberg Segalla announced that Alexandra L. Cohen joined the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Manhattan. Alexandra L. Cohen Cohen counsels and defends insurers, employers and third-party administrators in workers’ compensation matters. She…
Pritzker Reappoints Wolin to Medical Fee Advisory Board
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker reappointed Dr. Preston Wolin to serve as a member of the Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board. Preston Wolin Wolin has served as a member of the…
Kim Yelkin Is Raymond Mauk Leadership Award Recipient
The Insurance Council of Texas announced that Kimberly A. Yelkin, formerly a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP and a longtime insurance industry lawyer and lobbyist, will posthumously receive the 2023 Raymond…
Berkshire Hathaway Partners With Clarify Health to Enhance Care for Injured Workers
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies and Clarify Health announced a partnership to improve the quality of care and outcomes for injured workers. BHHC aims to direct injured workers to the highest-performing orthopedic surgeons, reducing…
Split Supreme Court Denies Review of Worker’s Claim of Entitlement to PTD Benefits
A divided Louisiana Supreme Court declined to consider a worker’s challenge to the denial of her request for permanent total disability benefits despite the alleged evidentiary errors at her trial. Case:…
High Court Unanimously Upholds Denial of Additional TTD for Injured Pipe Fitter
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a finding that an injured pipe fitter was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits. Case: Hinson v. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.,…
College Professor Can’t Pursue Tort Claim for Accident Involving Co-Worker
A Texas appellate court ruled that a university professor could not pursue a tort claim against her employer for her injuries from being struck by a colleague who was driving…
L&I: Refinery Workers Gain Protection in Proposed Rule Update
Washington's State Department of Labor & Industries proposes updated workplace safety rules for petroleum refineries to prevent disasters like the 2010 explosion that killed seven workers at the former Tesoro refinery in Anacortes. …
DWC Sets Public Meeting on WC Audit Regs
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold an in-person public meeting from 10 a.m.-noon July 18 to hear input regarding an update to its workers’ compensation audit regulations. DWC invites all interested…
DWC Adopts Changes to Administrative Code
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is adopting amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code Section 55.15, which implements requirements for the contents of compromise settlement agreements. The amendments remove the requirement that…
Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Alexandra R. Hassan to Manhattan Office
Goldberg Segalla added Alexandra R. Hassan to the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Manhattan. She was previously with Wilson Elser in New York. Alexandra R. Hassan Hassan counsels and defends employers,…
Property Owner Not Entitled to Summary Dismissal of Worker’s Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner was not entitled to summary judgment on an injured worker’s Labor Law claim based on the homeowner's exemption from liability. Case:…