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Summary Judgment Overturned in Board Dispute With Group Self-Insurance Trust Members
A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to the Workers’ Compensation Board in a breach of contract dispute with some of the former members of a…
NJCRIB Announces 6.1% Rate Decrease
The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau announced a 6.1% decrease in rates and rating values for workers’ compensation insurance, effective Jan. 1. NJCRIB filed for a 4.7% decrease, but…
CDC Releases New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Friday released its revised guidelines for opioid prescribing with new recommendations for providers that emphasize greater communication with patients and that opioids should…
Insurance Commissioner Announces 8.2% Rate Cut
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready on Friday announced an 8.2% decrease in workers’ compensation loss costs for 2023. Commissioner Glen Mulready Loss costs are the average cost of lost wages and…
DWC Hosting Carrier, Provider Quarterly Meetings
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is hosting its quarterly meetings with health care providers and carriers over Zoom on Nov. 29. The DWC holds quarterly meetings to provide updates on…
4th DCA Grants WCAB Request to Remand Claim Denied for Misdemeanor Conviction
California’s 4th District Court of Appeal granted a request by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to remand for further consideration a claim in which a truck driver was denied benefits…
Court Says Insurance Commissioner Had Jurisdiction to Declare Comp Policy Provisions Invalid
A California appellate court ruled that the state insurance commissioner was not barred by the doctrine of exclusive concurrent jurisdiction from determining that certain agreements relating to workers’ compensation insurance…
Unanimous Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker’s Claim for Arm Injury
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding she failed to carry her burden of proving an aggravation of a noncompensable preexisting injury or…
Worker Injured in Crane Accident Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a crane mishap. Case: Correto v. Onex Real Estate Partners,…
Worker Injured While Using Plank as Bridge Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim based on his fall from a plank he was using as…
Teva to Pay Up to $523M to Settle Opioid Suit
Reuters reports that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will pay $523 million to the State of New York as part of a settlement of lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic. CEO Kare Schultz…
Report Notes Shortcomings in OSHA COVID Enforcement
A report by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General found that enforcement activities by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration “did not sufficiently protect workers from…