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High Court Explains Availability of Apportionment for Worker With Increase in PPD After 2nd Injury
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that when a worker’s injury increased his preexisting permanent partial disability, his schedule award was not subject to apportionment. Case: Howard University Hospital…
Supreme Court Clarifies Maximum Benefit Calculation for Out-of-State Worker Receiving COLA
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that when calculating the compensation due to an injured worker, the cost-of-living ratio applicable to out-of-state recipients must be applied before the statutory provision setting…
Court Upholds Denial of Worker’s Request for Medical Examiner, Additional Benefits
The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request for the appointment of a medical examiner, as well as her award of benefits for a concussion injury…
Unlicensed Comp Agent Sentenced to 4 Years, $1.4M Restitution
An unlicensed insurance agent who sold workers’ compensation coverage to businesses throughout California from 2012 through 2019 was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay more than…
Bill Would Permanently Exempt Manicurists From ABC Test
Licensed manicurists in California would be indefinitely exempted from the state’s so-called “ABC test” of employee status, under recently introduced legislation. Manicurists who book their own appointments and set their own…
Businesses Fined $285,000 After COVID Outbreak at Warehouse
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined three companies a combined $285,000 for knowingly putting workers at risk of exposure to COVID-19. The department said United Natural Foods Inc.,…
Court Upholds PPD Award for Worker’s Back Injuries
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a worker for his back injuries. Case: Quad/Graphics Inc. v. Bartolomeo, No. 2021-CA-1033-WC, 01/21/2022, published. Facts: Robert Bartolomeo…
Sedgwick to Get One-Third of Restitution in MRI Fraud Case
Sedgwick will receive one-third of the nearly $30 million restitution order in what federal prosecutors have called the largest workers’ compensation fraud scheme in the history of Southern California. Sam S.
Cal/OSHA to Convene Advisory Committee for Domestic Workers
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced that it will accept applications through Feb. 18 to serve on an advisory committee tasked with developing safety and health guidelines…
WCB to Stop Accepting Questions for IMEs
The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board will no longer accept parties’ questions for second independent medical evaluators. The board in May 2019 repealed the right of parties to submit questions to the…
Lawmakers Aim to Create COVID Presumption Fund
Lawmakers in Minnesota want to create a workers’ compensation COVID-19 presumption reimbursement fund in the state treasury to reimburse employees in job classifications not entitled to the state’s presumption for…
Bill Would Extend Exclusion of COVID-19 Claims From X-Mods
Wyoming lawmakers will consider legislation to extend the exclusion of COVID-19 claims from employers’ experience rating modification factors when the Legislature convenes the 2022 session Monday. The Legislature in 2020 passed a…