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Ruling Bars Suit After COVID Death, Highlights Worker Safety Concerns
A recent federal court ruling holding that a migrant farmworker’s death from COVID-19 fell within the scope of workers' compensation law is part of a growing body of rulings that…
Worker Fails to Link Shoulder Condition to Compensable Hip Injury
The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker failed to establish that his rotator cuff tear was caused, in major part, by the work-related hip injury. Case: In…
OSHA Dings Trash-Burning Plant for Toxic Workplace Hazards
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration imposed penalties of $26,107 against a bankrupt waste facility in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for exposing workers to hazardous, chemical-laden smoke. Community Eco Power LLC burned trash to generate power,…
Cop in Beating Incident Gets $190,000 Comp Settlement
The City of Minneapolis has awarded a $190,000 workers' comp settlement to an officer who was involved in an alleged police brutality incident that is under investigation by state and…
Employer Not Liable for Worker’s Attack on Truck Driver
A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of the consolidated actions against an employer and its insurance carrier for injuries that a truck driver suffered after being assaulted by an…
Jennifer Ryon Joins FIGUR8 as Executive VP of Commercial Operations
FIGUR8, a digital health startup that has developed wearable musculoskeletal health technology, appointed Jennifer Ryon as executive vice president of commercial operations. Jennifer Ryon Ryon joins FIGUR8 from Prime Health Services, a medical cost-containment company...
First-Responder PTSD Bill Fails
A proposal to make post-traumatic stress disorder compensable for first responders in Georgia has failed at the committee level. HB 855, introduced in January, would have provided workers' compensation benefits for first responders…
Pharmacy Benefits Manager ProdigyRx Launches
Pharmacy benefits manager ProdigyRx, founded in 2020, announced Tuesday the launch of its business operations. Based in Austin, Texas, ProdigyRx offers PBM services and clinical solutions for workers' compensation insurers, third-party…
Charles Taylor Hires Ex-Senior Vice President of Marketing From CorVel
Heather H. Burnham Claims management company Charles Taylor Ltd. appointed Heather H. Burnham, former CorVel Corp. vice president of marketing, as senior vice president of marketing and business development. Burnham will…
Medical Fee Review Hearing Officers Can Determine Who Qualifies as ‘Provider’
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a medical fee review hearing officer has jurisdiction to determine the identity of the providers who treated an injured worker. Case: Lee v. Fresh…
Furniture Plant Shooting Leads to Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A wholesale business and a married couple are named as defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who was shot to death at a Hickory,…
Construction Superintendent Dies After Workplace Injury
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun an investigation into a fatal accident at a Wichita, Kansas, water plant construction site, according to the Wichita Eagle newspaper. Family members revealed…