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L&I: Dry Cleaner Admits to Stealing Comp Benefits
The owner of a dry cleaner in Olympia must pay more than $21,000 in restitution after admitting to stealing workers’ compensation benefits, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries…
WCIRB Governing Committee to Meet Wednesday
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee is holding its last meeting of the year Wednesday. Committee members will discuss potential actuarial research projects for 2020, the WCIRB…
Subcontractor Pleads Guilty to Felony Misclassification Charge
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced that Richmond Drywall Installers Inc. pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement charges based on misclassifying employees as independent contractors. As part of the plea agreements, the…
Commission Errs in Deeming Pregnant Worker at MMI
An Ohio appellate court ruled that the Industrial Commission erred in deeming a worker to be at maximum medical improvement when her treatment was stopped because of pregnancy. Case: State ex rel.
‘Accident’ Causes Injury for Nurse Moving Obese Patient
The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a registered nurse who was injured while attempting to lift a morbidly obese patient to change a bed pad. Case: Aldridge…
Worker Presents Adequate Evidence to Warrant Relief From Finding of Appeal’s Untimeliness
A New York appellate court ruled that a self-represented worker provided sufficient evidence that she had timely filed an appeal of an adverse decision on her claim. Case: Matter of Gorbea…
Plumber Gets Summary Judgment on Claim for Fall
A New York appellate court ruled that a plumber should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for falling while trying to access a store’s water heater. Case:…
WCIRB: Frictional Costs Down, but Still High in Golden State
Frictional costs in California’s workers’ compensation system have come down a bit in recent years, but they’re still nearly twice as high as the median state in the latest analysis…
Labor Department Delays Campus Release
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry on Thursday announced it is rescheduling an update to its Work Comp Campus that was scheduled to be released today. The department said it is…
Bill Would Add Vaccine Side Effects to Comp Coverage
Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill amending the state Workers' Compensation Act to provide coverage for adverse events associated with vaccines. The partisan bill HB 2135 was introduced and sponsored by…
Statutory Limits on Reopening Claims Apply to DWC Director
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that the statutory limitations on when an award may be reopened constrains the authority of the Division of Workers' Compensation director to reopen a…
NCCI: Rate Adequacy, COVID Impacts Among Top Concerns for Comp Execs
The National Council on Compensation Insurance said rate adequacy and the impact of COVID-19 were among the top concerns cited in a survey of more than 100 workers’ compensation insurance…