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No Benefits for Partial Amputation of Diabetic Firefighter’s Foot
The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for the partial amputation of a diabetic firefighter’s foot after he developed an infection in a blister caused by his…
NCCI Proposes 8.4% Comp Rate Decrease
The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Wednesday filed its recommendation for an 8.4% rate level decrease for workers’ compensation, effective Jan. 1, 2023. NCCI said in its filing that data for…
OSHA Cites Labor Contractor After Farmworker Dies From Heat Illness
A federal workplace safety investigation revealed that a 35-year-old farmworker died from heat illness on a Duette, Florida, farm in April 2022, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced…
Contractor Gets Additional $228K Fine for Inadequate Fall Protection
A Dundee, Ohio, contractor with an 11-year history of federal workplace safety violations has received an additional $228,126 in fines added to $108,318 in unpaid penalties with the U.S. Occupational Safety…
Lawmaker Trims Year Off Proposed COVID-19 Presumption Extension
Presumptions that California lawmakers enacted in 2020 to help determine when COVID-19 arose from employment would remain in place for one more year instead of two, under a recently amended…
CIGA Bonding Simplification, High Heat Study Bills Heading to Governor
California lawmakers voted to send the governor bills creating a panel to study the economic and occupational impacts of high heat and simplify the procedure for the state’s backstop against insolvent…
UR Study, Anti-Fraud Bills Heading to Governor
The California Senate gave final approval to a bill that would give the Division of Workers’ Compensation more time to complete its analysis of exempting some early medical treatments from…
Florida Power Company Sentenced Following 2017 Death of Five Workers
A Florida company was sentenced in federal court on a criminal charge related to an explosion at a coal-fired power plant in 2017 that caused the death of five workers. Tampa…
Texas Mutual Doesn’t Owe Coverage for Out-of-State Worker’s Accident
A Texas appellate court ruled that an in-state insurance carrier did not owe coverage for an out-of-state worker’s accident that happened in Louisiana. Case: Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. Hofer Builders…
WCD Posts Revised Forms
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division issued bulletins announcing the adoption of forms needed for processing claims and reporting medical data. The WCD in Bulletin No. 101 announced revisions to Form 3283,…
DWC Posts Info for Designated Doctor Billing Rule Meeting
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation posted links and other information for a public meeting to discuss informally proposed changes to the designated doctor program billing rules. The division earlier in…
Split Court Denies VSSR Award to Worker Hit by Car
An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to an enhanced award of benefits for his injuries from being struck by a car, since the accident did…