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Man Ordered to Pay Restitution for Cashing Stolen Dividend Check
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that a Columbus resident was ordered to pay the agency $18,369 in restitution after he cashed a dividend check stolen from an employer. The…
NJCRIB Posts Online Bureau Manual
The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau posted an online Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Insurance Manual. NJCRIB said in a statement that the interactive manual provides system users with the…
DWC Posts Adjustments to Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in…
New COSHOs, More Inspections: Make sure you’re ready
Staffing firms are bracing themselves for more inspections as the new administration ramps up its enforcement. The Biden Administration has reinvigorated the mostly dormant Trump Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The ramp up also includes new...
Court Clarifies Traveling Employee Exception to Going and Coming Rule
A person must be in a “compensation status of some sort” to be considered a traveling employee and exempt from the preclusion on claims for injuries incurred while traveling to…
WCIRB Submits Rate Filing
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Friday filed with the California Department of Insurance a recommendation that the advisory pure premium rate should be increased 7.6% to $1.56 per…
Coal Miner Gets Attorney Fees, Claim Costs for Eye Injury
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of attorney fees and costs to a coal miner for his injury after he struck himself in the eye with a screwdriver. Case:…
Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Transit Employee
A New York appellate court overturned a denial of benefits to a transit employee for his injuries from being struck by a vehicle as he was riding his bike to…
No SLU Award for Injured Corrections Officer
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured corrections officer was not entitled to a schedule loss of use award. Case: Matter of Garland v. New York City Department of…
Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Worker for Intoxication at Time of Injury
A Texas appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to an injured worker based on a jury’s finding that he was intoxicated at the time of his accident. Case: Balderas v.
L&I Reports Hard Drives Stolen During Break-In
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said it is offering free credit monitoring to employers and employees involved in claims made with the regional office in Tukwila after…
ICA Sets Special Fund Assessment Hearing
The Industrial Commission of Arizona is holding a public hearing May 26 to gather information regarding a 0.5% assessment. Carriers pay an assessment equal to 1% of premiums to cover obligations…