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No TTD Benefits Payable to Worker Who Retired While Disabled
An Ohio appellate court ruled that a 2018 change in the common law standard for determining entitlement to temporary total disability benefits applied retroactively to a worker who had retired…
Split Court Upholds Jury Award to Mail Carrier Bitten by Dog
A divided Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld a jury verdict for a mail carrier who was bitten by a dog, even though it should not have been allowed to hear evidence of his receipt of…
Report: Jury Finds Clinic Worker Fired Over Comp Claim, Awards $2.2M
A jury awarded $2.2 million to an Iowa worker who was fired days before scheduled surgery to treat a work-related injury, according to a report by the Sioux City Journal. The…
Double-Dipping Worker Must Repay $12,682 in Benefits
A man caught working while receiving benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act was ordered to pay $12,682 in restitution on Thursday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office…
Regulators Outline Efforts for Updating Claims, Other Systems
Workers’ compensation departments are busy replacing legacy technology and beefing up cyber security as they look to make systems more efficient and harder for thieves to access, a number of…
Charles Brooks, Christine LaSala Join Sedgwick Board of Directors
Sedgwick announced the appointments of Charles Brooks and Christine LaSala as independent members of its board of directors. Charles Brooks Brooks is the chief information officer and executive vice president of…
13 Plead Guilty in $126M Compounding Scheme
Three physicians, three pharmacy owners, two pharmacists and three patient recruiters were among 13 defendants who pleaded guilty to charges relating to a $126 million compounding fraud scheme in Texas,…
DWC Hosts Designated Doctor Focus Groups
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation will host focus group meetings to get input on ways to improve its designated doctor program. The division scheduled three meetings — one for carriers, one…
Commission Errs in Disregarding Some of Worker’s Injuries
The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to permanent total disability benefits from the Second Injury Fund because the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission erred in…
Labor Law Protections Apply to Worker Injured While Loading Truck
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment as to a defendant’s liability under the Labor Law for injuries from being struck by a…
Worker Gets Labor Law Claim Partially Reinstated for Trip-and-Fall Accident
A New York appellate court revived some of the dismissed causes of action in a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from tripping over a pipe at a…
Officer Who Caused Colleague’s Compensable Injuries Doesn’t Have Tort Immunity
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a police officer was not immune from civil liability for injuries he caused a coworker he struck with his personal vehicle while they were…