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Vocational School Executives Charged With Fraud
Executives at a vocational school that sent a carrier an enrollment agreement purportedly signed by an injured worker who had died about five months earlier were arrested for fraud, the…
Bradford and Barthel Opens Bakersfield Office
California-headquartered workers’ compensation defense firm Bradford and Barthel announced the opening of a new office in Bakersfield. Manjit K. Batth While Bradford and Barthel has served the Bakersfield area through offices…
December Hearing Set for Challenge to Hospital Payment Rules
A Florida administrative law judge will hear a challenge in December to proposed hospital reimbursement rules that, according to a group of carriers, set arbitrary and capricious maximum reimbursement allowances. The Florida…
Study Finds Farm, Construction Worker Injuries Increase With Heat
An Oregon State University study found an association with increasing temperatures and increased rates of injury claims that were more pronounced among workers in the agricultural and construction sectors. The study…
Court Publishes Decision That Privette Doctrine Bars Worker’s Claim
The Court of Appeal for the 3rd District of California has ordered publication of its decision from earlier this month finding the Privette doctrine barred a worker from pursuing a…
Supreme Court Upholds 0% Permanent Partial Disability Award for Worker With Headaches
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award of 0% permanent partial disability for a clerical worker with persistent headaches following a head injury from a fall. Case: Linkous v. Bluestone…
Court Says Maintenance Worker Waited Too Long to File Claim for Back Injury
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld the dismissal of a maintenance worker’s claim for benefits for a back injury as time-barred. Case: Dillard v. Calvary Assembly of God, No. 2210341,…
Lidocaine Designated ‘Exempt’ in Formulary Update
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced changes to the prescription drug formulary that will designate lidocaine as “exempt,” effective Nov. 1. Lidocaine is a local anesthetic that is currently classified…
Physician Dispensing Rule Hearing Reset for Oct. 19
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that physician dispensing workshops that were postponed due to Hurricane Ian are rescheduled for Oct. 19. The division is proposing changes to rules addressing health…
Prior Settlement Doesn’t Bar Employer From Challenging Causation
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that an employer was not collaterally estopped from challenging causation for a worker’s condition and that the worker failed to prove his condition…
Labor Commissioner Cites Home Health Firms $1.8M for Misclassifying Workers
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office fined home health care placement agencies $1.8 million for allegedly misclassifying 66 workers as independent contractors to save on wages, taxes and work comp insurance. The…
Newsom Signs Bill Adding Social Workers to MPNs
California comp carriers and self-insured employers can add licensed clinical social workers to their medical provider networks, under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Sen. Anthony Portantino Newsom on Tuesday…