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Employers to Assume Responsibility for Provider Witness Fees in October
Self-insured employers, insurance carriers and the state’s second injury fund will be required to reimburse witnesses testifying at their request starting Oct. 1, the Industrial Commission of Arizona announced Tuesday. The…
DWC: COVID Claims Drove 24% Jump in Frequency
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reported that claim frequency is up 24% during the 28 months of the pandemic compared to the two-plus years immediately before it began. “The increase…
Improved Comp Claims Management Hinges on Mental, Social Elements
Tackling societal health disparities and training frontline staff on psychological issues are among the areas where the workers’ compensation industry can improve, according to a study released Monday that examined…
Chiropractor Who Pleaded Guilty to Accepting Kickbacks Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison
Federal prosecutors announced that a chiropractor who accepted kickbacks from Pacific Hospital of Long Beach and solicited kickbacks from another hospital was sentenced to 14 months in prison. Brian Carrico, 68,…
Amended Bill Would Give CalFire Firefighters Full-Pay TD
Firefighters for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection would be eligible to receive salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability, under a recently amended bill. Last year, Gov.
Governor Enacts Pest Control Comp Coverage Requirement
California exterminators will have to file proof of workers’ compensation coverage or submit a statement declaring they have no employees to operate in the state, under a bill enacted by…
Split Supreme Court Rules Injured Worker Can’t Maintain Suit Against General Contractor
A divided South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that a construction worker could not maintain a negligence claim against the general contractor responsible for the project on which he was injured. Case:…
Supreme Court Says Worker Can Proceed With Bad Faith Claim Against Carrier
A unanimous Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker’s settlement with his employer exhausted his administrative remedies and that he could proceed with a bad faith claim against the…
Employer, Carrier Can Enforce Settlement, Collect From Attorney’s Trust Account
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an employer and its insurance carrier should have been allowed to enforce a settlement agreement and collect reimbursement from an attorney’s trust account for…
Worker’s Disabled Adult Son Receives Death Benefits; Ex-Wife Does Not
An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of death benefits to a worker’s disabled adult son, as well as the denial of benefits to the worker’s ex-wife. Case: State ex rel.
Worker Gets Benefits for Fall Despite Reporting Different Type of Accident
A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on an alleged fall, despite evidence that he had…
Court Revives Part of Worker’s Labor Law Claim for Fall Into Pit
A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his fall into a pit at a construction site. Case: Thorpe v. One Page Park LLC,…