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Supreme Court Says BWC Wrongly Reclassified Employees of ‘Public Body’
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the Bureau of Workers' Compensation erred in assigning employees of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments two classifications for public-employer taxing districts, resulting in…
High Court Upholds Forfeiture of Officer’s Pension Benefits Due to Fraud Conviction
Massachusetts’ highest court upheld the forfeiture of a former correctional officer’s retirement allowance based on his commission of workers’ compensation fraud after he retired from duty. Case: Mahan v. Boston Retirement…
DCBS Announces 10th Consecutive Rate Cut
Oregon employers on average would pay less for workers’ compensation coverage in 2023 when a 10th consecutive rate decrease takes effect, the Department of Consumer and Business Services announced Tuesday. DCBS…
Governor Approves CalFire Salary Continuation Bill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted legislation ratifying the agreement he told firefighters for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to negotiate with the state if they wanted to…
Auto Parts Maker Fined $271,403 After Repeat Fires at Molding Plant
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Ohio auto parts maker $271,403, saying the company exposed workers to fires and failed to train them on fire identification or…
MLAC Subcommittee to Focus on Continuation of Care
A subcommittee of Oregon’s work comp advisory panel is meeting Sept. 16 to discuss ways to ensure injured workers have continuing access to care. The Management-Labor Advisory Committee empaneled the subcommittee…
AG Sues Construction Firm for Misclassification Scheme
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit accusing a construction company of misclassifying workers and paying them in cash in an effort to skirt laws intended to protect workers. Drive…
Court Upholds Authorization for Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the authorization of a spinal cord stimulator trial for a worker with chronic back pain from a train accident that happened more than a decade earlier. Case:…
Employer Can’t Get Reimbursement From Worker’s Recoveries Under Auto Insurance Policies
The Alabama Supreme Court rejected an employer’s claim for reimbursement of the benefits it had paid to an injured employee from his recovery under two uninsured motorist policies. Case: Ex Parte…
Privette Doctrine Bars Worker’s Tort Claim
A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine barred a worker from pursuing a tort claim against a property owner and its employee for his fall from a scaffold…
Surgeon Pleads Guilty to Accepting $3.3M in Kickbacks
Federal prosecutors announced that a neurosurgeon pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and admitted receiving about $3.3 million in kickbacks to perform spinal surgeries at Pacific Hospital of Long…
Mental Injuries Remain Trend in Comp Legislation, With Mixed Results
The National Council on Compensation Insurance in late August released its updated legislative activity report for 2022, highlighting that bills that address mental injuries suffered by workers continue to trend…