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Bill to List Psychologists as Attending Providers Heads to Governor
Lawmakers in Washington state on Tuesday delivered to the governor a bill that would allow psychologists to serve as attending providers for mental health-only claims. House Bill 1197 would create a…
Comp Carrier Can’t Pursue Reimbursement From Owners of Home Where Worker Was Hurt
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a subcontractor’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier was not entitled to reimbursement for the benefits paid to an injured worker from the owners of the…
Lawmakers Pass Bill Limiting Exclusive Remedy in Youth Employment Act Violations
Colorado employers that force minors to work more hours than allowed by law or engage in prohibited forms of work could face civil suits in addition to workers’ compensation claims, under…
Split Supreme Court Won’t Expand Scope of Worker’s Claim to Include Anxiety Disorder
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of an electrician’s request to expand the scope of his workers’ compensation claim to include generalized anxiety disorder. Case: Gration v. Contura…
Court Splits on Whether Worker Preserved Claim of Error on Appeal
A divided Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker properly preserved his claim of error on the issue of whether he was entitled to industrial disability benefits for a…
WCIRB Governing Committee Meets Wednesday
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Governing Committee will meet Wednesday to discuss the 2023 advisory pure premium rate for California policies incepting after Sept. 1. The WCIRB plans to submit…
Nine Defendants Sentenced in Compounding Scheme
Federal prosecutors announced that three compounding pharmacy owners, two pharmacists, a physician and three patient recruiters were sentenced to prison for their roles in a scheme that targeted the Office…
Industry Expert Mark Webb Dies
Longtime California governmental affairs expert and workers’ compensation industry consultant Mark Webb died April 9 from esophageal cancer. Mark Webb Webb was involved with every major reform effort in California for the…
Res Judicata Doesn’t Bar Worker’s Permanent Disability Claim
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker can pursue a claim for a permanent injury in a review-reopening proceeding despite an earlier adjudication that her injury was not permanent. Case:…
Employer on Date of Worker’s Diagnosis Held Liable for Benefits
A New York appellate court upheld a determination that the employer at the time a worker was diagnosed with an occupational disease was liable for his benefits, not his latest employer in…
Senate Committee Approves PTSD Expansion, System Study
The Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement unanimously passed bills that would expand the post-traumatic stress disorder presumption and require a study into whether California’s workers’ compensation system…
Report: Owners of Security Firm Accused of Premium Fraud
The owners of a private security firm in California are accused of concealing $1.6 million in payroll as part of a scheme to reduce their workers’ compensation premiums, according to…