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BWC Opens Registration for Workplace Safety Conference
The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation opened registration for the Ohio Safety Congress & Expo being held online March 9-10. The program will offer a live broadcast of educational sessions as well…
Supreme Court Turns Down Interlocutory Review of Motion Denial
The Delaware Supreme Court declined to review the denial of a general contractor’s motion to preclude a worker from introducing evidence of the medical and indemnity benefits he received for…
Defendant Can Amend Answer to Worker’s Claim but Can’t Get Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant was entitled to amend its answer to a worker’s negligence claim but was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claim based…
Carrier Can’t Get Record Reopened to Address Coverage for Widow’s Death Benefits Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier was not entitled to further development of the record on a widow’s claim for benefits to determine if it owed…
Rating Bureau Proposes 2.7% Increase
The Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts is recommending a 2.7% increase in average rates effective July 1. The recommendation includes a projected 2% annual increase in indemnity benefits, a…
WCB Adopts Emergency Telemedicine Rules
The New York Workers’ Compensation Board announced emergency rules allowing telemedicine in some circumstances that will be in effect for the next three months. The board on Tuesday said it adopted…
DOL Announces Annual Adjustments to OSHA Civil Penalties
The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday announced adjustments to Occupational Safety and Health Administration civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2022, increasing maximum penalties for serious and…
Court Upholds Denial of Worker’s Request to Expand Claim
The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of her request to expand the scope of one claim and upheld the denial of…
CWCI: Omicron Drives 172% Increase in December COVID Claims
The omicron variant drove a one-month 172% increase in COVID-19 claims in December that eclipsed the summer peak during the delta surge in August, according to the latest analysis by…
DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Fee Schedule
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the physician services and non-physician practitioner services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes made by Medicare. The…
Governor Signs Parking Lot Coverage Bill
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy enacted legislation that effectively abrogates a 2014 state Supreme Court decision finding a worker injured while walking from a private parking garage to her workplace…
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks One Vaccine Mandate, Allows Another
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for large employers following a hearing last Friday, yet ruled to keep a mandate in place for…