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Court Denies Benefits to Taxi Driver Who Lost Use of Legs in Shooting
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a taxi driver was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits after he was rendered paraplegic from being shot in the back. Case: AIG v.
DWC Accepting Comments on EDI Rules
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments on proposed changes to its electronic data interchange rules. The division said it has required carriers to file injury reports using the…
WCRI Announces Robert Hartwig as 2022 Conference Keynote Speaker
The Workers Compensation Research Institute announced that Robert Hartwig will deliver the keynote address during its 38th annual Workers’ Compensation Issues & Research Conference in March. Robert Hartwig Hartwig is a…
Lawmakers Aim to Tweak PTSD Presumption Bill
Lawmakers in Florida are attempting to amend the state’s three-year-old post-traumatic stress disorder presumption in workers' compensation for first responders to clarify disease onset. S.B. 1066, introduced Monday, amends the time…
MedRisk Promotes Jakovcic to Chief Technology Officer
MedRisk LLC, a Pennsylvania-based managed care organization focused on rehabbing injured workers, announced on Tuesday that it has promoted John Jakovcic to chief technology officer, a new position. Jakovcic, based in…
CWCI: Self-Insured Paid Losses Up 7.3% in Most Recent Fiscal Year
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute, in a bulletin released Tuesday, said growth in lost-time claims and double-digit increases in average paid and incurred indemnity drove public self-insureds' total paid losses…
Bill Would Create Joint Committee on Work Comp
Legislation filed in advance of the lawmaking session starting in January would create the Joint Committee on Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation to, among other things, investigate disparity directed at…
Construction Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall Through Opening
A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for his fall through an open area between the…
Commission Abuses Discretion in Denying Relief for Calendar Error
The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Commission abused its discretion in summarily finding that a paralegal’s calendaring flub did not constitute good cause for excusing…
Exclusive Remedy Provision Doesn’t Bar Worker’s Suit Against Nursing Home
A New York appellate court ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Law did not bar a worker’s suit against a nursing home for her injuries in…
Court Upholds Impairment Rating for Forestry Worker’s 2nd Knee Injury
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a forestry worker was entitled to a 50% impairment rating following the second of two injuries to his right knee, and…
Wisconsin Lawmakers Aim to Amend PTSD Presumption
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering legislation that would amend the state’s current workers’ compensation presumption for post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by first responders. AB 778, introduced Thursday, would make changes to the conditions…