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Court Clarifies Requirements to Qualify as ‘Paying Agency’
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a paying agency's right to share in settlement proceeds of a third-party action depends on it being a "paying agency" at the time of settlement. Case:…
Supreme Court Tosses Challenge to Denial of PTD Benefits Because of Defects in Brief
The Missouri Supreme Court threw out a worker’s challenge to a decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission denying his claim for permanent total disability benefits from the Second…
Tower MSA Announces Dorothy Holland as VP of Business Development
Dorothy Holland has joined Tower MSA Partners as vice president of business development. Her primary focus will be to identify and develop new business opportunities where she will assist clients…
Lawmakers Seek to Bring State in Line on Wage Replacement
Georgia lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a resolution that would create a legislative committee to study maximum weekly workers' compensation indemnity benefits. HR 1024 states that Georgia's maximum weekly temporary total disability benefit,…
OSHA Cites Hot Tub Manufacturer for Chemical Exposure
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Pennsylvania hot tub manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to a dangerous chemical. In November 2021, OSHA inspectors found that Strong Industries…
Court Tosses Default Judgment on Comp Claim Due to Insufficient Service
A Louisiana appellate court overturned a default judgment against two defendants who were never properly served with a workers’ compensation claim. Case: Brown v. Stratis Construction LLC, No. 2021 CA 0964,…
Ruling Bars Suit After COVID Death, Highlights Worker Safety Concerns
A recent federal court ruling holding that a migrant farmworker’s death from COVID-19 fell within the scope of workers' compensation law is part of a growing body of rulings that…
Worker Fails to Link Shoulder Condition to Compensable Hip Injury
The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker failed to establish that his rotator cuff tear was caused, in major part, by the work-related hip injury. Case: In…
OSHA Dings Trash-Burning Plant for Toxic Workplace Hazards
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration imposed penalties of $26,107 against a bankrupt waste facility in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for exposing workers to hazardous, chemical-laden smoke. Community Eco Power LLC burned trash to generate power,…
Cop in Beating Incident Gets $190,000 Comp Settlement
The City of Minneapolis has awarded a $190,000 workers' comp settlement to an officer who was involved in an alleged police brutality incident that is under investigation by state and…
Employer Not Liable for Worker’s Attack on Truck Driver
A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of the consolidated actions against an employer and its insurance carrier for injuries that a truck driver suffered after being assaulted by an…
Jennifer Ryon Joins FIGUR8 as Executive VP of Commercial Operations
FIGUR8, a digital health startup that has developed wearable musculoskeletal health technology, appointed Jennifer Ryon as executive vice president of commercial operations. Jennifer Ryon Ryon joins FIGUR8 from Prime Health Services, a medical cost-containment company...