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Goldberg Segalla Adds to Teams in Manhattan, Princeton
Goldberg Segalla added Ayomikun Loye to the firm’s workers’ compensation group in New York and added Drew J. Wares to its work comp group in Princeton, New Jersey. Ayomikun Loye Loye was…
Patrick Smyth Joins Summit as Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO
Summit Consulting, a provider of workers’ compensation insurance coverage in the southeastern United States, named Patrick Smyth senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer. Patrick Smyth Smyth brings a…
Court Clarifies Calculation of PPD Rate for Worker With Concurrent Employment
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker with concurrent employments was entitled to additional permanent partial disability benefits. Case: Barnhart v. Montana State Fund, No. 2019-4816, 01/11/2022, published. Facts: Tamara Barnhart worked…
Senate Confirms Zalewski to WCAB
The California Senate unanimously confirmed Katherine Zalewski for a six-year term on the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. Katherine Zalewski The Senate voted 34-0 to confirm Gov. Gavin Newsom’s reappointment on Jan. 18. Zalewski…
Several States See Bills to Bar Payments for Cannabis; N.J. Measure Would Require Coverage
Lawmakers in Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska and South Dakota are considering bills that would explicitly shield payers from reimbursing injured workers for using medical cannabis. A legislator in New Jersey, however, is…
Appropriations Committee Passes MPN ID Bill
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a bill that would require employers to provide information about their medical network to injured workers in certain circumstances, which is projected to have…
High Court Clarifies Applicability of Exclusive Remedy Provisions to General Contractors
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act do not extend to a general contractor who is not the employee’s immediate employer. Case: Munoz…
Ametros: Medicare Regularly Denying Treatment for Workers With Set-Aside
Medicare is systematically denying payment for treatments and prescription drugs when injured workers have not reported proper exhaustion of set-aside funds, according to an Ametros analysis. And while almost a third…
Business Owner Pleads Guilty in Premium Fraud Case
The owner of a roofing company pleaded guilty to two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud in a case investigated by the California Insurance Department and prosecuted by the…
Mason’s Labor Law Claim for Fall Can’t Be Resolved by Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his alleged fall on the roof of a building under construction could not be resolved by…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Carpenter’s 7th Surgery
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of authorization for a carpenter’s seventh surgery to address an elbow injury. Case: Runyon v. Wiseman Construction Co. Inc., No. 20-0638, 01/11/2022, published. Facts:…
Defendant Gets Dismissal of Worker’s Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a worker’s Labor Law claim should have been granted summary judgment, since the worker’s injuries were the byproduct of his…