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Reverse and Remand Common Outcome Among High Courts Addressing Jurisdiction
To err is human, to forgive is divine... and to reverse and remand is judicial, at least for state supreme courts tackling jurisdictional issues this year. Texas In March, the Texas Supreme…
Committee Approves PTSD Presumption for State Nurses, Psychiatric Techs
The Assembly Insurance Committee unanimously passed a bill that would establish a rebuttable presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable workplace injury for nursing staff providing care to California…
Lawmakers Pass Bill Reducing Ownership Threshold for Comp Exemption
Montana lawmakers passed a bill that would lower the ownership threshold for officers at private corporations and managers of limited liability companies to be exempted from workers’ compensation. Most employers in…
DLI Holding Hearing on Medical Fees
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is holding a remote public hearing May 18 to gather testimony on proposed changes to its medical fee schedule. Changes the department is considering…
Appeals from Comp Commission Subject to Civil Procedural Rule on Filing Period Extension
A narrowly divided Arkansas Court of Appeals held that appeals from Workers’ Compensation Commission decisions are subject to a procedural rule allowing for an extension of time for filing a…
Workers’ Comp Attorneys Give Mixed Impressions of Benefit Review Conferences
By Steve Nichols, News Contributor While Texas workers’ compensation system users await data about the implementation of virtual benefit review conferences, some practitioners have reported mixed results with remotely held conferences. Brandi…
Committee Passes Contractor Comp Bill
A policy committee of the California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would require contractors to disclose the classification codes endorsed on their workers’ compensation policies. Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes The Assembly Business…
Supreme Court Upholds Award for Worker’s Back Injury Without Apportionment
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award of benefits to an injured worker without apportioning any of his impairment to a preexisting degenerative back condition. Case: Murray American Energy…
No Benefits for Firefighter Injured While Carrying Equipment Bag From Home
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a denial of benefits for a firefighter injured from falling as he carried his equipment from home to an overtime shift. Case: White v. Waterbury Fire Department,…
Amendments Add Duty of Care Term to UR Bill, Sunset Date for Treatment Dispute Measure
California lawmakers recently amended bills to add a duty of care requirement to a measure addressing utilization review requirements, and a sunset clause in another bill would exclude time spent successfully…
No Additional Benefits for Worker With Post-Concussion Psychological Issues
The Utah Court of Appeals upheld a denial of additional benefits to a worker for psychological issues he developed after suffering an on-the-job concussion. Case: Horning v. Labor Commission, No. 20210562-CA,…
Court Overturns Denial of Hypertension Benefits to Retired Police Chief
The Connecticut Appellate Court overturned a denial of benefits to a retired police officer for hypertension, finding the date of his appointment as police chief did not constitute a new…