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High Court Clarifies Applicability of Exclusive Remedy Provisions to General Contractors
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act do not extend to a general contractor who is not the employee’s immediate employer. Case: Munoz…
Ametros: Medicare Regularly Denying Treatment for Workers With Set-Aside
Medicare is systematically denying payment for treatments and prescription drugs when injured workers have not reported proper exhaustion of set-aside funds, according to an Ametros analysis. And while almost a third…
Business Owner Pleads Guilty in Premium Fraud Case
The owner of a roofing company pleaded guilty to two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud in a case investigated by the California Insurance Department and prosecuted by the…
Mason’s Labor Law Claim for Fall Can’t Be Resolved by Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his alleged fall on the roof of a building under construction could not be resolved by…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Carpenter’s 7th Surgery
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of authorization for a carpenter’s seventh surgery to address an elbow injury. Case: Runyon v. Wiseman Construction Co. Inc., No. 20-0638, 01/11/2022, published. Facts:…
Defendant Gets Dismissal of Worker’s Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a worker’s Labor Law claim should have been granted summary judgment, since the worker’s injuries were the byproduct of his…
Committee Passes Bill to Update Fee Schedule, Use Insolvent Carrier Data for Ratemaking
The first fee schedule update for Florida physicians since 2016 cleared its first hurdle when it was unanimously passed by a Senate committee earlier in the week. The Senate Banking and…
WCIRB C&R Committee Meets Feb. 1
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Classification and Rating Committee is meeting at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 1. Committee members will discuss classification relativities and review payroll limitation methodologies. Members will also…
Report: Contractor Charged With Payroll Fraud
A New York contractor was indicted on suspicion of underreporting payroll to illegally reduce his workers’ compensation premiums, according to a report by the Rockland/Westchester Journal News. Anthony P. Frascone, 51,…
QME Emergency Telehealth Regulations in Effect
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that emergency regulations allowing telehealth for medical-legal evaluations went into effect earlier this week and will expire July 19. The division said it can…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Widow of Worker With Pneumoconiosis
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker’s widow, finding the man had occupational pneumoconiosis, but the condition did not materially contribute to his death. Case:…
Wages From Non-Concurrent Employment Properly Excluded From Benefit Calculation
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court upheld the State Fund’s calculation of a worker’s wages as excluding her income pursuant to her contractual employment with a school district. Case: Fite v. Montana…