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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:…
Worker Struck by Colleague’s Car in Parking Lot Can’t Pursue Civil Remedy
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was barred from proceeding with a civil suit against a colleague who struck him with a car in their employer’s parking…
DWC Requests Comments on Medical Quality Review Process Changes
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on proposed changes to the medical quality review process. MQR is a medical case review based on a written complaint, which may…
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Constitutional Challenges to Workers’ Compensation Court
The Montana Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s constitutional challenges to the state Workers’ Compensation Act and Workers’ Compensation Court. Case: Allum v. Montana State Fund, No. DA…
CWCI Reviews Initial Data on Private Self-Insureds’ 2022 Claim Experience
California workers’ comp private self-insured claim frequency rose 6% last year, as both medical-only and indemnity claim volume increased. But a California Workers' Compensation Institute review of initial data from the state…
Federal Court Upholds Jury’s Bad Faith Verdict Against Carrier on Rehearing
A federal appellate court granted rehearing of a bad faith dispute between two insurance carriers and again upheld a jury’s award for the carrier that was an additional insured under the…
DOL Sets Outreach Events for Mines, Nukes Workers
The U.S. Department of Labor has scheduled concurrent outreach events in the Four Corners region of Arizona and New Mexico for current and former workers in the nuclear weapons and energy industry, as…
TDI Adopts Changes to Licensing Rules
The Texas Department of Insurance has adopted changes to its Licensing and Regulation of Insurance Professionals chapter, repealing and amending several rules. Commissioner of Insurance Cassie Brown signed an order adopting the…