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No Benefits for Worker Injured by Making Abrupt Turn While Walking
The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for his injuries from walking on asphalt and quickly turning to retrieve a key card. Case: Overstreet v.
Functional Impairment Ratings Must Be Based on Comprehensive View of Evidence
The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s functional impairment rating cannot be exclusively based on the sixth edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of…
WCD Schedules Meeting on Simplifying Notices
Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division is holding a public meeting on March 8 to discuss ways to simplify notices, forms and brochures. “While there are some statutory limits to keep in mind,…
Lawmakers Seek ‘Special Claims’ Unit to Process Firefighter Cases
A group of U.S. senators asked the Labor Department to fast-track the formation of a special claims unit to handle firefighter worker compensation claims before the start of the 2022…
TDI: Rate Filings Due June 1
The Texas Department of Insurance reminded workers’ compensation carriers that rate filings for policies incepting on or after July 1 are due by June 1. TDI accepted the National Council on…
Bills Propose Social Worker Coverage, Change in CURES Administration
Services provided by a licensed clinical social worker would be covered by California’s workers’ compensation system, under legislation introduced this week. Sen. Anthony Portantino Separately, a state lawmaker is proposing to…
Contractor Sued for Allegedly Underreporting Payroll
A New York contractor allegedly reported only a single worker when buying workers’ compensation coverage in 2016 rather than the 90 people he actually employed, according to a lawsuit a…
Appeals Court: Facts Support Denying Miner’s Black Lung Claim Despite Messy Record
The U.S. Department of Labor might have mishandled a coal worker’s pneumoconiosis claim, but its denial was nonetheless backed by substantial evidence, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. Casey…
Husband, Wife Get 120 Days, $925,000 Restitution Order for Fraud Conviction
A husband and wife convicted of failing to report employees and payroll to California State Compensation Insurance Fund over a three-year period were sentenced to 120 days in jail and…
High Court Clarifies Standard of Review for Calculating Injured Worker’s AWW
The North Carolina Supreme Court clarified the standards of review applicable to a dispute over the calculation of an injured worker’s average weekly wages. Case: Nay v. Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, No.
Judge Hensley to Retire March 31
The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board announced that Judge David F. Hensley will retire March 31. Judge David F. Hensley Hensley was appointed to the inaugural Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board in…
DWC Opening Courts March 7
The New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation notified practitioners Monday that it will open all work comp court facilities, effective March 7. With the consent of the litigants, judges may continue…