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WCAB Rules for Remote Hearings, Electronic Filing and Service Take Effect
The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board adopted final rules, effective Jan. 1, formalizing processes developed during the COVID-19 pandemic for remote hearings, electronic filing and electronic service. At the same time,…
Court Overturns BWC’s Determination That Home Caregivers Are Agency’s Employees
An Ohio appellate court overturned a determination by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation that the in-home care workers who provided services for persons with developmental disabilities were employees of a home…
BWC: Public Employers Get 10% Rate Cut
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said rates for the state’s public employers will fall by 10% in 2022. Stephanie McCloud The reduction, made possible by declining injury claims and relatively…
DWC Updates Emergency Finding for QME Telehealth Rules
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation said it delayed until Monday the filing of proposed rules extending authorization for qualified medical evaluators to provide telehealth services. The division originally planned to…
Court: Hospital Owed Duty of Care to Nurse Struck by Car While Crossing Street
A Texas appellate court granted en banc reconsideration of a hospital’s liability for a nurse's fatal injuries from being struck by a car on a public roadway after the end of…
Patrick Sterling Named 2022 President of RIMS
RIMS, the risk management society, on Monday announced that Patrick Sterling will serve as president for the 2022 term. Patrick Sterling Sterling is vice president at Texas Roadhouse in Louisville, Kentucky.
NJCRIB Posts 2022 Manual
The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau posted the 2022 edition of its Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance Manual. The manual governs the underwriting and rating of work comp…
New Opinion Allows Worker to Proceed With Negligence Claim
A Texas appellate court withdrew its prior decision on the viability of a tanning salon worker’s tort claims against her alleged employers and issued a new opinion allowing her to…
Injured Automobile Mechanic Fails to Prove Entitlement to TTD, PTD Benefits
The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that an automobile mechanic was not entitled to temporary or permanent total disability benefits for his injuries from catching a transmission that was falling…
Governor Signs Bill Expanding Cancer Coverage to More Firefighters
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer enacted legislation that will allow firefighters who develop certain cancers to receive workers’ compensation benefits from the First Responder Presumed Coverage Fund. Rep. Jeff Yaroch Whitmer on…
Carrier Wasn’t Relieved of Duty to Defend Employer it Couldn’t Reach
The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a grant of summary judgment to an insurance carrier it said failed to establish its insured breached the cooperation clause in its policy, thereby excusing…
DWC Withdraws Proposed Compensation Notice Requirements
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation withdrew a regulatory proposal to update a compensation notice commonly referred to as the “broken arm poster.” In September, the DWC proposed rules that would…