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Sheriff’s Reserve Officer Charged in $17M Premium Fraud Case
A former sheriff’s reserve officer was charged with operating one of his security companies without workers’ compensation insurance and underreporting his payroll for another firm, according to a report by…
Supreme Court Suspends Defense Attorney for Coaching Witness in Deposition
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday suspended an Orlando-area workers’ compensation defense attorney for coaching a witness via text message during a deposition. Derek Vashon James had represented an employer in…
Labor Department Alleges Peterbilt Illegally Fired Worker Over COVID Concerns
Peterbilt Motor Co. illegally fired a worker in retaliation for raising concerns about exposure to the new coronavirus at the company’s facility in Denton, Texas, according to the U.S. Department…
WCIRB to Profile Restaurant Industry During Webinar
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will profile the restaurant classification, one of the largest in California with more than 50,000 individual policies, during a Dec. 2 webinar. Dave Bellusci, executive…
Employer Can Apportion Liability for Worker’s Benefits to Special Fund Division
The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a school district was entitled to apportionment of an injured employee’s benefits, since he credibly testified that his employer had hired him…
Failure to Provide Safe Access to Fuel Tank Room Leads to Labor Law Liability
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from trying to use an oil barrel…
DWC Seeks Input on 2022 Medical Audit Plan
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments on the 2022 Medical Quality Review Annual Audit Plan through Dec. 7. The annual plan establishes priorities for the Medical Quality Review…
Worker Pulled From Truck Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from when he was pulled from the back…
Selection Commission Starts Process to Fill Comp Court Vacancy
The Commission on Judicial Selection has started the process of filling a pending vacancy on the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. Judge Gary Hall The vacancy will open when Judge…
DWC Sets Public Meeting on Improving Quality of Care
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding a public meeting Nov. 30 to hear ideas on how to improve the efficiency and quality of care provided to injured workers. The…
Senate Committee Holds Vaccination Presumption Bill
Members of an Idaho Senate committee on Wednesday hit the brakes on a measure that would create a presumption that adverse reactions to employer-mandated vaccinations are compensable injuries. Sen. Abby Lee,…
Supreme Court Adopts Traveling Employee Doctrine, Remands Case for Fact-Finding
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court formally adopted the traveling employee doctrine and addressed its parameters before remanding a case for further factual findings on whether a salesman abandoned his work for the…