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Property Owner Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a landowner for a claim by a worker who was injured while repairing the roof of her garage. Case: Rendon v. Callaghan,…
Berkshire Hathaway Names Danny Engell SVP, Chief Underwriting and Analytics Officer
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. announced the appointment of Danny Engell to serve as senior vice president and chief underwriting and analytics officer for its workers’ compensation division. Danny Engell Engell will…
DWC Sets Hearing on Rules for Utilization Standards
The Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding an online hearing Sept. 1 to take testimony on medical utilization standards. The division said its proposed rule would update the procedures for…
A Growing Warehouse Space Makes Safety More Important Than Ever
Safety challenges for the warehousing industry are a key focus for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This is good news for the staffing industry, which provides warehouse employees to numerous clients throughout the country. It's more relevant now...
Appeals Commission Orders ExamWorks to Comply With Subpoena
The Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission overturned a magistrate and ordered ExamWorks to comply with a subpoena that it said the company failed to properly challenge. The commission said the…
Court Tosses Worker’s Challenge to Venue Transfer, Upholds Dismissal of DWC as Party
A Texas appellate court dismissed a worker’s challenge to a trial court’s order transferring venue and upheld the dismissal of the Division of Workers’ Compensation as a party to his…
WCD Convening Advisory Group
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that an advisory rulemaking group will meet in August to discuss replacing temporary disability rating standards adopted in response to a state Supreme Court…
Kevin Robnett Appointed to TMIC Board
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Kevin Robnett to serve on the board of directors for Texas Mutual Insurance Co. for a term running through July 1, 2027. Kevin Robnett Robnett is co-CEO…
Chiropractor Not Entitled to Hearing on Denial of Application to Continue Treating Workers
A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a hearing to a chiropractor who lost authorization to continue treating injured workers because he had accepted kickbacks from a medical equipment…
Worker Gets Award of Fees, Penalties for Employer’s Unreasonable Contest to Claim
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of attorney fees and penalties to a long-time McDonald’s employee for her employer’s unreasonable contest to her claim. Case: McDonald’s v. IWCC, No. 1-21-0928WC,…
Worker Timely Submits Paperwork, Payment After Filing Claim by Fax
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s claim was not prescribed even though it took him more than seven calendar days to submit the original copy and his fee…
Carrier Can Assert Lien on Worker’s Malpractice Recovery From Former Attorneys
A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier was entitled to assert a lien against an injured worker’s malpractice settlement with her former attorneys. Case: Continental Indemnity Co. v.