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Deaf Worker With Disabling Knee Injuries Can’t Get PTD Benefits From 2nd Injury Fund
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the Second Injury Fund was not liable for the payment of permanent total disability benefits to a deaf worker after two knee injuries left…
NAIC Adopts Standard for Reporting Climate Risks
A bipartisan group of state insurance regulators on Friday adopted a new standard for insurers to report their climate-related risks in line with the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures. The…
Ballclubs: WCAB Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Players’ Claims Unconstitutional
Although California lawmakers attempted to limit situations in which athletes for out-of-state teams can file comp claims in the Golden State, ballclubs from Ohio and Georgia are asking a federal…
CorVel Releases Integrated Claims Risk Score for Comp
CorVel Corp., a Fort Worth, Texas-based national provider of risk management and workers' compensation services, on Wednesday launched a new Claims Risk Score interface in Care Edge, CorVel’s integrated claims…
Contractor Charged With Underreporting Payroll by More Than $425,000
A Santa Clarita contractor was arraigned Friday on 21 felony counts including forgery and workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly creating false certificates to secure jobs and underreporting payroll by more…
Actuarial Committee Meets Thursday
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Actuarial Committee will review medical trends and system diagnostics during a webinar meeting Thursday. Members of the committee will also review insurer experience…
Supreme Court Upholds Compensability of Injury for Custodian With History of Back Issues
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a custodian with a history of back issues had suffered a compensable injury while moving trash. Case: Putnam County Board of Education…
Stunt Performer Can’t Maintain Tort Suit for Injuries
A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a stunt performer’s tort action against the alleged producer/creator of a television show for her injuries from filming a scene enacting a…
Court Rejects Employer’s Challenge to Credibility of Witness Testimony, Upholds PTD Award
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to an injured worker, rejecting the employer’s challenge to the credibility and weight due to the witness…
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 incorporate changes in the…
Bill to Boost Benefits by Gender Pay Disparity Set for Hearing
California lawmakers are scheduled to hear testimony on a bill that would require boosting workers’ compensation benefits by the difference in wages paid to men and women. Sen. Monique Limón The…
IEA Announces New Designation for Comp Attorneys
The Insurance Education Association announced the launch of a Workers’ Compensation for Legal Professionals program. The association, which provides professional training in work comp, disability management and risk management, said the…