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Goldberg Segalla Adds Morgen A. Mueller to Chicago Group
Goldberg Segalla announced that Morgen A. Mueller has joined the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Chicago. Morgen A. Mueller Mueller focuses her practice on representing and defending employers, insurers and third-party administrators…
Self-Insurers Association Holds Annual Conference Nov. 10
The Arizona Self-Insurers Association is holding its 2022 annual conference, “Workers’ Compensation: A Caring Approach,” Nov. 10 in Phoenix. Claire Muselman Speakers will discuss topics including current legislative issues and national…
7th Circuit Says Carrier Not Liable for Worker’s Injuries From Out-of-State Accident
The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an insurance carrier was not liable for benefits payable to the employee of an Indiana-based company who was injured…
WCIRB Updates Study on COVID Claims
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said COVID-19 continues to account for a modest share of all California indemnity claims, and those filed in accident year 2021 are emerging as…
COVID Safety Requirements Trimmed for Employer-Provided Housing
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division scaled back COVID-19 protections for employer-provided labor housing, removing provisions deemed “no longer appropriate to this stage of the pandemic.” The changes, which went…
Goldberg Segalla Adds Viktoriia R. Protsyk to Hartford Group
Goldberg Segalla added Viktoriia R. Protsyk to the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Hartford, Connecticut. Viktoriia R. Protsyk (baconwilson.com) Protsyk counsels and defends insurers, employers and third-party administrators in workers’ compensation...
DWC Offers CME Credits for Researching MTUS
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced a new continuing medical education credit program that will allow health care professionals to receive credits for researching the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule. The…
Report: Tree Trimmer Falls Into Wood Chipper
A tree trimmer working in Northern California died after falling into a wood chipper, according to media reports. The accident happened just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday in Menlo Park. The name…
Biden Asks Congress to Pass Federal Firefighter Presumption
President Joe Biden, speaking at the National Summit on Fire Prevention and Control, called on lawmakers to send him a bill that would create a presumption that certain health conditions…
WCRI Opens Registration for 2023 Issues & Research Conference
The Workers Compensation Research Institute opened registration for its 39th annual Issues & Research Conference, being held March 21-22 in Phoenix. The two-day program will highlight WCRI’s latest research as well…
Court Upholds PPD, Medical Expense Awards to Injured Worker
The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a worker’s permanent partial disability and medical expense awards were not against the manifest weight of the evidence in her case. Case: Reyes v. IWCC,…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Machine Operator With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to an equipment operator for his carpal tunnel syndrome. Case: Bartram v. Coronado Group LLC, No. 21-0479, 09/19/2022, published. Facts: Cecil Bartram…