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SCOTUS Invites Biden Admin to Brief Position on Comp Coverage for Cannabis
The U.S. Supreme Court is asking President Joe Biden’s administration to weigh in as it considers requests to review Minnesota high court decisions holding that employers can’t be compelled to…
CWCI Announces 2022 Case Law Program
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute will present its annual case law update as a live online broadcast May 12 with a limited number of seats available for fully vaccinated people…
WCD Proposes Attorney Fee Rules
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is holding a public hearing March 15 on a proposal that it said will clarify its attorney fee rules. The division on Friday proposed rules including…
DWC Adopts Revisions to Non-Covered-Injury Form
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted revisions to the form used to report injuries for non-covered workers. “The adoption of this form is necessary to allow employers to file a…
No Reconsideration of State Fund’s Challenge to PPD Calculation
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court denied reconsideration of its decision that a worker with concurrent jobs was entitled to additional permanent partial disability benefits. Case: Barnhart v. Montana State Fund, No. 2019-4816,…
Gilson Daub Continues Expansion With Redding Office, Eight New Attorneys
Workers’ compensation defense, subrogation and general liability law firm Gilson Daub announced the continuation of its California expansion with the opening of a new office in Redding and the addition…
Emergency Rule Authorizing Electronic Service of Med-Legal Report Expires
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that an emergency rule providing a mechanism for electronic service of medical-legal reports expired by operation of law Friday. The division in May 2020…
MSF Sets Safety Training in March
Montana State Fund is hosting free safety training workshops throughout the state in March and will end the month with a safety webinar. MSF said its safety services specialist Kirk Smith…
Split Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Man With Alleged Back Injury
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for an alleged back injury due to discrepancies about when the accident had happened. Case: Baker…
Court Overturns Commission’s Finding of Employee Status for IT Technician
The Utah Court of Appeals overturned a determination that an IT technician was an employee who qualified for workers’ compensation benefits for his injuries from a fall off a ladder. Case:…
Bill Would Revise Stipulations for Survivor Benefits in Comp
A bill introduced in Georgia would remove language in workers’ compensation law that eliminates survivor benefits for spouses who cohabitate. HB 1375, introduced Thursday by Rep. Beth Moore, D-Peachtree Corners, would…
Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman to Resign
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman will resign her position Friday, the governor’s office announced. Commissioner Jessica Altman Before being appointed insurance commissioner, Altman served as chief of staff for the Insurance…