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CHSWC Posts COVID Safety Fact Sheet for School Workers
California’s Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation and the School Action for Safety and Health program released a fact sheet for school employees to protect themselves against COVID-19. “To…
Pie Insurance Appoints Wes Thompson to Board of Directors
Pie Insurance announced that Wes Thompson joined the company’s board of directors. Wes Thompson Thompson, an experienced insurance and financial services professional, will advise and support the company as it builds…
Lawmakers Consider Second PTSD Comp Bill
A second proposal set before Georgia lawmakers would make post-traumatic stress disorder compensable for first responders. SB 484, by Sen. Randy Robertson, R-Cataula, introduced Wednesday, would clear red tape for workers'…
Optum: More Naloxone Options Coming to Market
A high-dose opioid antagonist and generic versions of a nasal spray commonly used to reverse overdoses are both hitting the market, according to an update from Optum Workers’ Comp and…
Bill Addresses Court Decisions Holding That Exclusivity Doesn’t Bar BIPA Claims
A bill before Illinois lawmakers this year would address recent court decisions finding that workers’ compensation exclusivity does not preclude claims for damages under the Biometric Information Privacy Act. House Bill…
Psychiatrist Sentenced to 120 Days for Falsifying Disability Reports
Federal prosecutors announced that a Northern California psychiatrist was sentenced to 120 days in jail and ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitution after pleading guilty to a scheme to…
Study Links Spinal Cord Injuries to Mental Health Conditions
Adults with a spinal cord injury have a higher incidence of and risk for common psychological morbidities such as depression and anxiety, according to a study by the University of…
Governor Signs Medical Cannabis Bill
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday signed a bill that would permit the use of medical marijuana but would not require insurers to pay for it. The signing of SB 2095,…
Split Court Revives Worker’s Claims for Injury at Pharmaceutical Plant
A New York appellate court revived a worker’s civil suit for injuries he allegedly sustained while working at a pharmaceutical plant, finding the doctrine of judicial estoppel should have barred…
Court Rejects Worker’s Argument for Statutory Exception to Exclusive Remedy
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that Oregon Revised Statutes Section 656.019 is a procedural statute that governs the time for bringing a negligence action, not a substantive exception to the…
Fee Schedule Update Moves Up for Senate Vote
The Florida Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would approve fee schedule updates, setting the measure up for a vote by the full upper chamber. The Appropriations…
High Court Clarifies Calculation of Insurer’s Offset for Motorist’s Receipt of Comp ‘Benefits’
Maryland’s highest court ruled that the difference between the fair and reasonable value of health care services made necessary by an automobile accident and the amount paid by a workers'…