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Paradigm Appoints Kaye Lewis as Vice President of Client Implementation
Specialty care management firm Paradigm announced the appointment of Kaye Lewis as vice president of client implementation. Kaye Lewis In her new role, she will be responsible for overseeing Paradigm's client…
Church Mutual Names Stephanie Lynn VP
Church Mutual Insurance Co. named Stephanie Lynn vice president of enterprise risk management. Stephanie Lynn (Church Mutual photo) Lynn will be tasked with oversight and strategic direction for enterprise risk and…
Comp and Hearings Divisions Sign MOU for Contested Cases
Wisconsin’s Workers’ Compensation Division and Division of Hearings and Appeals signed a memorandum of understanding outlining how they will handle contested workers’ compensation hearings to implement 2015 reforms that transferred…
Private Comp Insurer Net Written Premium Declines
Private workers' compensation insurer net written premium decreased 9.5% to $38 billion in 2020, according to updated results released Thursday by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. NCCI said the private…
Sentinel Governmental Affairs Launches News Brief Page
Sentinel Governmental Affairs announced the launch of a news briefs webpage to provide information to the Texas insurance industry, regulators, lawmakers and stakeholders. The news briefs include information from the Division…
WCIRB Profiling Restaurant Industry During Dec. 2 Webinar
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will discuss common characteristics of restaurant industry claims during a Dec. 2 webinar. The presentation will cover claim cost patterns and key cost…
Supreme Court Upholds Hearing-Loss Award for Longtime Factory Worker
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award of benefits for a long-time factory worker with hearing loss. Case: Soles Enterprises LLC v. Hoy, No. 20-0683, 11/05/2021, published. Facts: Robert Hoy filed…
Board Abuses Discretion in Denying Worker’s Request to Modify SLU Award
A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board abused its discretion in denying a worker’s request to modify her schedule loss of use award in accordance with…
Demolition Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a demolition worker was entitled to summary judgment for his Labor Law claim from being knocked off a scaffold after being struck by…
Airplane Parts Maker Fined $308,000
A Connecticut aircraft parts manufacturer did not take required steps to identify potential exposures and protect employees from known carcinogens hexavalent chromium and cadmium at its Bloomfield facility, the U.S.
Malingering Verizon Worker to Pay Nearly $20,000 in Restitution
A Verizon worker caught on camera going to a gym and lifting weights while claiming she was too injured to work agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and pay…
Presumptions, Prescription Drugs Expected as Legislative Topics for 2022
Lawmakers throughout the country will likely continue reviewing proposals to create presumptions next year that certain types of injuries are occupational in nature, according to policy observers for Optum Workers’…