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Bill to Allow L&I Regulation of Ergonomics Returns
Lawmakers in Washington state could once again deliberate on whether to repeal a 2003 voter initiative prohibiting the Department of Labor & Industries from adopting workplace standards for ergonomics. Senate Bill…
Committee Passes Bill to Clarify Exclusion of Injuries Sustained in Recreational Activity
A Montana legislative committee passed a bill that would clarify the exclusion on coverage for injuries sustained during social or recreational activities. Rep. Kenneth Walsh Lawmakers in 2011 passed House Bill…
Work Comp Campus Changing EDI XML Formats
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that Work Comp Campus will stop accepting ACORD XML formatted electronic data interchange transactions at the close of business on Feb. 9. Starting…
Chamber of Commerce Hosting Webinar on Misclassification
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is hosting a webinar Feb. 7 on best practices regarding employee classification. The chamber said in an event notice that employers should put additional emphasis on mitigating the…
Goldberg Segalla Adds to East Coast Teams
Goldberg Segalla announced that Melissa D. Alcoba joined the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Garden City, New York, while Daniel L. Maisel joined the firm’s comp group in Newark, New…
Worker Can’t Get Hearing on Future Wage Expectancy
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to a hearing to address her future wage expectancy, but she was entitled to a hearing to consider…
IAIABC Sets Training for EDI 3.1
The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions is holding a training session on its newest electronic data interchange standard, EDI Claims Release 3.1. The training classes March 15-16 will…
Bill Would Make Work-Related Opioid Overdose Deaths Compensable
A New York lawmaker proposed amending the state’s workers’ compensation law to make work-related opioid overdose deaths compensable. Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre, D-Wheatley Heights, on Tuesday introduced Assembly Bill 1499, which would…
Bill Would Allow Merger of Self-Insurance Associations
A Virginia lawmaker on Wednesday introduced a measure that would allow self-insurance associations to merge. House Bill 2418, by Del. William C. Wampler, R-Abingdon, would authorize the State Corporation Commission to…
Exclusive Remedy Prevents Bus Driver From Seeking Damages
A New York appellate court ruled that a county employee was barred by the exclusive remedy of the Workers’ Compensation Law from pursuing a civil suit against a co-employee who…
Split Court Says Worker Must Repay TTD Benefits She Received After Reaching MMI
A divided Ohio appellate court panel ruled that an injured worker was required to repay the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation for temporary total disability benefits she received after the date…
Claims Against Defendant in Civil Suit Should Have Been Dismissed as Barred by Exclusive Remedy
A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a personal injury action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a co-worker’s claims against him as barred by the…