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Governor Signs Comp Bills
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore enacted bills that would limit when special benefits paid to firefighters can offset work comp obligations, allow garnishing up to a quarter of indemnity benefits to…
WCIRB to Cover Rate Filing, 2022 Experience at May 24 Webinar
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will discuss its Sept. 1 advisory pure premium rate recommendation as well as the latest quarterly experience report for California during a May 24…
Court: Past Medical Expenses Should Have Been Included in Award Against Tortfeasor
The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that a trial judge erred in failing to include an injured worker’s past medical expenses in an award of damages from a tortfeasor 100% at fault…
Bill That Would Allow PAs to Treat Injured Workers Heads to Governor
Oregon lawmakers passed a bill that would allow physician assistants to treat injured workers and authorize payment of temporary disability benefits. Rep. Dacia Grayber The state House of Representatives on Wednesday…
Employer Fails to Rebut Presumption That Treatment, Injuries Are Linked
The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an employer failed to produce sufficient competent evidence to rebut a presumption that an injured worker’s treatment expenses were related…
Court Decision on SIB Application Process a Game Changer for Injured Employees
By Steve Nichols, News Contributor Work comp attorneys in Texas say a recent appeals court decision requiring injured workers seeking supplemental income benefits to submit job applications as proof of their…
Texas Mutual to Write Group Health Insurance
The board of directors for Texas Mutual Insurance Co. approved the creation of a subsidiary that plans to introduce new health coverage options for small businesses in early 2024. Meredith Duncan …
Texas Mutual Board Approves $340M Dividend
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that its board of directors unanimously approved a $340 million dividend distribution this year. “Dividends will be distributed to an estimated 69,000 Texas business owners, representing…
Court Upholds Finding of Disability Discrimination but Reduces Award for Injured Worker
A New York appellate court reduced the award to an injured worker on her disability discrimination claim. Case: Matter of Town of Hempstead v. New York State Division of Human Rights,…
DA Alleges Premium Fraud Part of Wide-Ranging Construction Scheme
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office indicted multiple people and construction companies on charges of perpetrating multiple schemes to defraud city and state agencies while working on affordable housing projects in and…
Supreme Court Splits on Proper Apportionment of Injured Worker’s Estate
A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a provision in an injured worker’s holographic will to have the settlement of his claim paid to his brother could not be fully…
Estate Fails to Assert Viable Willful Negligence Claim Arising From Fatal Accident
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the president of a furniture manufacturing business should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a civil suit against him by the estate…