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Split Supreme Court Finds Worker Had No Compensable Impairment after Knee Injury
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker had no compensable impairment following a fall resulting in a knee injury. Case: McKinney v. Kingston Mining Inc., No. 20-0391, 09/27/2021,…
P&T Committee Meeting Oct. 20
The committee that advises the California Division of Workers’ Compensation on evidence-based updates to the prescription drug formulary will hear updates on COVID-19 vaccines and topical analgesics during an Oct.
General Assembly Building Project Subcontractors Charged with Misclassification
Two subcontractors working on the Virginia General Assembly Building remodeling project were charged with ten counts of felony embezzlement each as a result of allegedly misclassifying their workers. Virginia Attorney General…
DWC Adopts Joint Agreement Forms
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted five forms contractors and subcontractors can use to designate which entity is responsible for providing workers’ compensation coverage. “The adoption of these forms are…
AM Best: Comp Outpacing P&C Lines, Outlook ‘Negative’ Over Pandemic Uncertainty
AM Best said underwriters of workers’ compensation insurance in 2020 continued their trend of generating better profits than other property and casualty lines of business despite the effects of the…
Cable Installer Didn’t Qualify as ‘Employee’ Working in ‘Construction Industry’
A Florida appellate court upheld the denial of a cable installer’s claim for benefits, finding he had failed to prove he was an independent contractor engaged in the construction industry…
Split Supreme Court Clarifies Availability of TTD for Worker who Declines Offer of Suitable Position
A divided Ohio Supreme Court ordered the Industrial Commission to revisit its decision awarding temporary total disability benefits to a worker who declined her employer’s offer of suitable alternative work…
Eight Comp Judges Up for Reappointment
The Statewide Nominating Commission for the Judges of Compensation Claims will meet Dec. 13 to interview candidates for potential reappointment by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. At the same time, the commission…
4th DCA: Self-Referral Bar Doesn’t Apply to Services Provided Through Doctor’s Separate Businesses
Physicians can provide services to patients through separate legal entities in which they have a financial interest without violating the statutory prohibition on self-referrals, a California appellate court ruled. Labor Code…
OIG: Pandemic Delayed FECA Claim Adjudication
The U.S. Office of Inspector General reported that the COVID-19 pandemic delayed adjudication of federal workers’ compensation claims and that changes to the federal opioid management rules did not increase…
Medical Supply, Billing Company Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
A former executive with a medical supply and billing company in Arkansas pleaded guilty Wednesday to a conspiracy charge connection with scheme to defraud the federal government and private insurers…
Court Publishes Decision Holding Employer Liable for Penalties to Worker’s Widow
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the imposition of penalties against an employer for failing to make payment to a worker’s widow in accordance with the award she had received,…