DWC Posts Plain Language Webinars
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation posted videos and slides from a three-part webinar series on writing policies in plain language.
Colleen Trolove
The first video reviews the rewriting of an…
Department Miscalculates Fees for Physical Therapy
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the Department of Labor and Industry miscalculated the fee allowed to a medical provider for a physical therapy evaluation.
Case: Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association v.
Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Worker for Alleged Consequential Aggravation
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to prove she had suffered injuries to both shoulders stemming from an incident in which she attempted to catch a…
Worker Forfeits Entitlement to Benefits by Failing to Disclose Car Accident
A New York appellate court upheld the forfeiture of benefits to a worker who failed to disclose that he had been injured in an automobile accident after his industrial accident.
Case:…
Carrier Bringing 3rd-Party Tortfeasor Action Owes No Duty to Protect Worker’s Interests
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier that files a third-party tort suit to enforce its statutory lien has no duty to protect the interests of the worker…