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Goldberg Segalla Adds Joseph Jones to Newark Group
Goldberg Segalla added Joseph Jones to the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Newark, New Jersey. Jones was previously with the Lois Law Firm in Paramus. He has been practicing workers’ compensation law…
WCC Announces Changes to Claim Notice
The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission announced changes to the official court document that directs claim administrators or insurance carriers to respond to an injured worker’s claim form within 30 days. Changes…
Court Upholds Denial of Request to Renew Summary Judgment Motions
A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a plaintiff’s motion for leave to renew his prior summary judgment motions based on new evidence. Case: Caiazzo v. Mark Joseph Contracting…
Cal/OSHA Aims to Continue COVID Policies Past 2022 Expiration
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board is set to meet Sept. 15 to hear public comments on extending the state’s COVID-19 workplace safety standard, put in place in…
Bill to Expand PTSD Presumption Back After Spending Year on ‘Inactive File’
A bill that would give more workers a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is job-related is up for a third and final vote in the California Assembly after spending the…
Assembly Passes Bills Addressing Contractor Coverage, Fraud Investigations
The California Assembly unanimously passed bills that would require certain contractors to carry workers’ compensation coverage regardless of the number of people they employ and to mandate that brokers undergo training…
Deputy’s Failure to Treat Risk for Heart Condition Doesn’t Undermine Claim
A Florida appellate court overturned a denial of benefits to a sheriff’s deputy for heart disease, finding his failure to follow a course of treatment for conditions that were risk…
Worker Can’t Proceed With Negligence Claim Against Co-Worker, Carrier for Forklift Mishap
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s negligence claim against his co-worker and his employer’s commercial general liability insurance carrier was barred by the exclusive remedy provision of…
Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit Over Alleged Fraud
A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of an employment agency’s suit against a professional employer organization, insurance broker and PEO service administrator for alleged fraud in switching its workers’ compensation…
DWC Adopts Changes to ‘Broken Arm’ Poster Rules
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that carriers will be able to electronically send employers a notice commonly known as the “broken arm poster,” starting today. The DWC adopted revised…
Lawmaker Proposes Adding Former Firefighters to Presumption Law
Michigan lawmakers may add former firefighters as qualified recipients for benefits under the state’s 2014 firefighter cancer presumption law, less than one year after lawmakers made volunteer firefighters eligible. HB 6360,…
Newsom Appoints Joe Capurro to WCAB
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Joe Capurro, past president of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, to serve on the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. Capurro has been a sole practitioner working out of…