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Committee Passes Bill to Update Fee Schedule, Use Insolvent Carrier Data for Ratemaking
The first fee schedule update for Florida physicians since 2016 cleared its first hurdle when it was unanimously passed by a Senate committee earlier in the week. The Senate Banking and…
WCIRB C&R Committee Meets Feb. 1
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Classification and Rating Committee is meeting at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 1. Committee members will discuss classification relativities and review payroll limitation methodologies. Members will also…
Report: Contractor Charged With Payroll Fraud
A New York contractor was indicted on suspicion of underreporting payroll to illegally reduce his workers’ compensation premiums, according to a report by the Rockland/Westchester Journal News. Anthony P. Frascone, 51,…
QME Emergency Telehealth Regulations in Effect
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that emergency regulations allowing telehealth for medical-legal evaluations went into effect earlier this week and will expire July 19. The division said it can…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Widow of Worker With Pneumoconiosis
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker’s widow, finding the man had occupational pneumoconiosis, but the condition did not materially contribute to his death. Case:…
Wages From Non-Concurrent Employment Properly Excluded From Benefit Calculation
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court upheld the State Fund’s calculation of a worker’s wages as excluding her income pursuant to her contractual employment with a school district. Case: Fite v. Montana…
Worker Can’t Challenge Decision Due to Incomplete Application for Review
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s challenge to the apportionment of his disability claim based on his incomplete application for administrative review. Case: Matter of Muse…
Public Safety Officer Gets Benefits Despite Failure to Provide Timely Notice of Injury
A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a public safety officer despite his failure to provide his employer with timely notice of his injury. Case: Matter of…
Board Properly Denies Worker’s Request for Rehearing/Reopening
A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not abuse its discretion in denying a worker’s application for rehearing or reopening based on her challenge to…
Employer Waits Too Long to Assert Cross-Examination Right
A New York appellate court ruled that an employer waived its right to cross-examine a worker’s attending physician by waiting too long. Case: Matter of Lazalee v. Wegmans Food Markets Inc.,…
CWCI Opens Registration for 2022 Annual Meeting
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute opened registration for its 58th annual meeting, which is scheduled to be held live from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 8 at the Lesher…
Report: Man Accused of Faking COVID-19 Tests to Get Comp Benefits
The New York State Inspector General announced that a man from Staten Island was charged with workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly faking positive COVID-19 tests to get benefits, according to…