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DWC Holding Aug. 26 Hearing on Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding a hearing Aug. 26 on proposed changes to the Workers’ Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual. The manual contains the updated lists of…
Split Court Tosses Worker’s Tort Suit Against University
A divided Louisiana appellate court ruled that a university was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s suit for damages, since the school qualified as his statutory employer. Case: Preston v. Southern…
High Court Upholds Total Disability Award, Vacates Lower Court’s Analysis of Competent Evidence
The Michigan Supreme Court upheld a finding that an injured worker was entitled to total disability benefits but vacated the underlying Court of Appeals’ judgment to the extent it discussed…
Commissioner Approves 5.44% Rate Cut
Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable on Thursday announced a 5.44% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates. Commissioner Mark Afable The cut that takes effect Oct. 1 marks the sixth straight year…
COVID Variants, Climate Change Will Impact Comp System in Near Future, Experts Say
Evolving COVID-19 variants and the effects of climate change will have huge impacts on California and its workers’ compensation system over the next decade and possibly beyond, a panel of…
WCRI: Injured Workers Saw No Treatment Delay in Early 2020
The pandemic had no noticeable impact on medical treatment for injured workers who filed non-COVID-19 claims, according to a report released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. In a study…
Court Split on Constitutionality of Mental Injury Law
A divided Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a police officer for post-traumatic stress disorder, with the dissenting judge arguing that the statutory standard of compensability…
Matthew Keeping Joins Foresight as New Head of Distribution
Foresight Risk & Insurance Services announced that Matthew Keeping will join the company as head of distribution, leading the business development team and overseeing all market-facing functions. Matthew Keeping Keeping…
DWC to Adopt Final Utilization and Reimbursement Dispute Rules
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the final adopted versions of its utilization and reimbursement dispute rules will take effect Aug. 2. A copy of the rules, which address…
No Disability Retirement Benefits for Corrections Officer With Back Injury
A California appellate court ruled that a corrections officer with an old weightlifting injury was not entitled to disability retirement benefits after he became incapacitated from duty. Case: Desimone v. Retirement…
Motion to Quash Can’t Be Used as Means for Dismissal of Comp Claim
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s appeal of an adverse judgment was viable even though the decision did not conform to the Code of Civil Procedure and that the claim…
WCIRB: State Survived COVID-19 ‘Shock’ and — Hopefully — Will Return to Comp ‘Golden Age’
California’s workers’ comp infrastructure fared better than anticipated in 2020, but it's still unclear how long the COVID-19 pandemic will linger as stakeholders try to return the system to its healthy and…