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C&R Committee Meets Aug. 9
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s Classification and Rating Committee will review two draft studies and proposed enhancements to the Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan during an Aug. 9…
Retail Worker Doesn’t Assert Viable Malpractice Claim Against Former Attorneys
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a malpractice action against a law firm that failed to file a workers’ compensation claim for a client who would not…
Worker Hurt While Trying to Avoid Fall Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from trying to avoid a fall from a…
Report: Softball Coach Pleads Guilty to Fraud
A former postal worker pleaded guilty to failing to disclose his employment as a softball coach while receiving workers’ compensation benefits, according to a report by the Bangor Daily News. Jody…
Worker’s Opioid Dependency Produces Multiple Opinions, but Court Dodges Issue
The Michigan Supreme Court issued four separate opinions regarding an opioid-dependent worker’s eligibility for benefits, with a majority concluding the record was “too incomplete to facilitate meaningful appellate review.” Case: Jordan v.
No VSSR Award for Bus Attendant’s Accident on Public Roadway
The Ohio Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request for an enhanced award of benefits, finding his employer had not violated a specific safety requirement applicable to…
Worker Couldn’t Rely on UR Determinations to Establish Causation
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that utilization review determinations can't be used to establish the causal relationship between a treatment and a work injury, and upheld the denial of…
Alleged Employer of Worker Killed by Heat Injury Gets Abatement of Family’s Tort Suit
A Texas appellate court ruled that the alleged employer of a fatally injured worker was entitled to a writ of mandamus placing tort litigation between itself and the worker’s family…
AG Confirms Referral of Fraud Case Tied to Pritzker
The Illinois Attorney General’s Office confirmed that it referred to prosecutors a possible workers’ compensation fraud case involving a former campaign worker for Gov. J.B. Pritzker, according to a report…
Report: Final Tab for Firing Godfrey Nearly $3.2 Million
The state of Iowa spent almost $3.2 million defending former Gov. Terry Branstad for actions he took to force Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey out of office, according to a…
Settlement for Worker’s Arm Injury Foreclosed Later Claim for Wrist
The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s settlement of a claim for a repetitive injury to his left arm had waived his ability to bring a…
COVID-19 Presumption Measure Scheduled for Aug. 8 Hearing
A measure that would extend for two more years presumptions that help define when COVID-19 is considered an occupational illness in California was added to the agenda for the Senate…