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Contractor Sued for Allegedly Underreporting Payroll
A New York contractor allegedly reported only a single worker when buying workers’ compensation coverage in 2016 rather than the 90 people he actually employed, according to a lawsuit a…
Appeals Court: Facts Support Denying Miner’s Black Lung Claim Despite Messy Record
The U.S. Department of Labor might have mishandled a coal worker’s pneumoconiosis claim, but its denial was nonetheless backed by substantial evidence, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. Casey…
Husband, Wife Get 120 Days, $925,000 Restitution Order for Fraud Conviction
A husband and wife convicted of failing to report employees and payroll to California State Compensation Insurance Fund over a three-year period were sentenced to 120 days in jail and…
High Court Clarifies Standard of Review for Calculating Injured Worker’s AWW
The North Carolina Supreme Court clarified the standards of review applicable to a dispute over the calculation of an injured worker’s average weekly wages. Case: Nay v. Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, No.
Judge Hensley to Retire March 31
The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board announced that Judge David F. Hensley will retire March 31. Judge David F. Hensley Hensley was appointed to the inaugural Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board in…
DWC Opening Courts March 7
The New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation notified practitioners Monday that it will open all work comp court facilities, effective March 7. With the consent of the litigants, judges may continue…
Annual Report of Inventory for Claims Due April 1
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation reminds claims administrators that the report of claim counts for calendar year 2021 is due April 1. Claims administrators are required to file an annual report…
Bill Would Amend Rules on Information Disclosure in Comp
A bill introduced in the Kansas state House of Representatives by the Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development would make notification of any change to workers' compensation benefits discretionary. HB…
ICA Proposes Rules for Cancer Claim Reporting
The Industrial Commission of Arizona introduced rules to carry out a requirement from a 2021 bill that carriers, self-insured employers and self-insurance pools report cancer claims by firefighters. Lawmakers last year…
Senate Passes Bill to Determine Inmate Wages
The Washington state Senate approved a bill that would control how wages are calculated when someone is injured after incarceration. The Senate on Friday voted 37-12 to pass SB 5701, by…
Deadline to Request COLA Reimbursement Approaches
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section said the deadline to submit requests for reimbursement for cost-of-living adjustments paid in calendar year 2021 is March 31. State lawmakers in 2019 revised rules for…
Goldberg Segalla Welcomes John K. Archibald
Goldberg Segalla added John K. Archibald to the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Baltimore. John K. Archibald (goldbergsegalla.com) Archibald focuses his practice on the defense and counsel of insurers, employers and third-party…