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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to State Worker for Alleged Repetitive Trauma Injury
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a denial of benefits to a state worker for his alleged repetitive trauma injury. Case: Ketterman v. West Virginia Division of Highways, No. 21-0429,…
Commission’s Decision Complies With Scope of Remand Order to Revisit Worker’s Credibility
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a worker after a prior remand order had directed the Workers’ Compensation Commission to revisit its adverse finding as to…
No Alternative Care for Worker Even Though Employer Caused Him to Miss COVID Test, Surgery
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to alternate care even though he missed his surgery date because his employer failed to provide him with…
Injured Corrections Officer Accused of Working Outside of State
The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced that a state corrections worker was arrested on fraud charges for allegedly working as a real estate agent and a reserve police officer…
No Prospective Surgery, Maintenance Benefits for Retail Worker Injured in Robbery
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that a retail worker injured in a robbery was not entitled to prospective surgery or maintenance benefits. Case: Currey v. IWCC, No. 1-21-0829WC, 09/16/2022,…
Truck Driver’s Death in Accident Presumed Compensable
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a truck driver’s death following his loss of control over the vehicle was presumptively compensable. Case: Frye v. Hamrock LLC, No. COA22-188, 09/20/2022, published. Facts: Toney…
SiriusPoint Partners With Insurate to Offer Work Comp Insurance
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint Ltd. announced that it teamed with Insurate, a newly launched insurtech managing general agent to offer workers’ compensation insurance to companies with above-average safety performance. The…
Pie Insurance Raises $315 million
Pie Insurance, an insurtech specializing in workers’ compensation insurance for small businesses, said Wednesday it raised $315 million from investors to fund its growth and expansion into new lines of…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Additional Benefits, Treatment for Steelworker
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of additional benefits and treatment for a steelworker with a history of shoulder injuries. Raymond Hatfield was a steelworker for Huntington Alloys…
DWC Updates Physician, Practitioner Fee Schedule
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted changes to the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system. The division said in a statement that it incorporated…
Shaterra Reed Marion Appointed as Judge in Memphis
Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administrator Troy Haley appointed Shaterra Reed Marion to serve as a judge on the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims in Memphis. Shaterra Reed Marion Marion has…
Discount Rate Climbing to 7.46% in October
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the interest rate used to calculate the present-day value of lump sum settlements, among other things, will climb to 7.46% in October…