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Bills Propose Amendments on Social Security, Horseplay
A series of bills were introduced in the Kansas House of Representatives proposing amendments to workers’ compensation standards. HB 2016 seeks to replace the workers’ compensation prevailing factor standard with a…
Supreme Court Clarifies Calculation of Carrier’s Lien on 3rd-Party Recovery
The Hawaii Supreme Court clarified the process for calculating an insurance carrier’s lien against an injured worker’s third-party recovery. Case: Moranz v. Harbor Mall LLC, No. SCWC-17-0000006, 01/11/2022, published. Facts and procedural…
Insurance Department Approves 8th Consecutive Rate Decrease
The Connecticut Insurance Department approved yet another workers’ compensation rate decrease, effective Jan. 1. Gov. Ned Lamont The department approved a National Council on Compensation Insurance filing with a 14.1% decrease in…
Bills Would Require WCB to Translate Certain Documents
The New York Workers’ Compensation Board would be required to translate forms and informational documents, under a pair of bills introduced in the state Legislature. Senate Bill 7843, by Sen. Jessica…
Court Tosses ‘Fine’ on Carrier for Delaying Treatment to Worker
A Florida appellate court revisited a dispute over a carrier’s failure to provide orthopedic treatment to a worker and overturned a “fine” that had been imposed on it for delaying…
Liability Carrier Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Claims
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a liability insurance carrier was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims against its insured for injuries from a truck accident. Case: Ellis v.
Court Upholds Safety Citation for Worker’s Fall During Construction Project
A California appellate court upheld a safety citation against a construction company for a worker who fell while assisting the building of a freeway bridge. Case: Atkinson Construction LP v. Occupational…
Doctor Convicted of Comp Fraud Can’t Join BWC Provider Network
An Ohio appellate court upheld a determination by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation that a doctor convicted of workers’ compensation fraud could not be certified as a provider in its…
Bills Address IME Rights
Bills introduced in the Washington State Legislature would establish workers’ rights during independent medical evaluations. Rep. Dan Bronoske House Bill 1763, by Rep. Dan Bronoske, D-Lakewood, would declare that injured workers…
Industrial Commission Names Director of Claims Administration, Announces Reappointments
The North Carolina Industrial Commission named Brittany Brown Walton as its new director of claims administration. The commission also announced the reappointment of David Mark Hullender and Thomas H. Perlungher to…
DWC Reports $1.5B in Medical Payments for 2020
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation reports that medical payments in 2020 totaled $1.5 billion, a decrease from the more than $1.7 billion paid in 2019. Within 12 months of injury,…
Business Owner Accused of $1.1M Premium Fraud Scheme
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that a Houston business owner was charged with perpetrating a seven-year scheme to evade $1.1 million in workers’ compensation premiums. Kunal “Sonny” Puri was…