WCRI to Cover Fee Schedules, Medical Prices During June 11 Webinar
The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a webinar on June 11 that will focus on the design of fee schedule regulations and how they affect medical prices and payments…
High Court Sets Oral Argument in ‘Mayor’ for June 2
The California Supreme Court on June 2 will hear oral arguments regarding the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s request to review an appellate court decision prohibiting the board from acting on…
Beacon Mutual Reports Data Hack
Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. posted a notice to its website about a data hack in January that exposed information of more than 131,000 people living in Rhode Island.
Beacon announced that…
Report: Court Defers Sentence for Uninsured Employer
The owner of a waste disposal company in Iowa was fined $1,025 and placed on probation for three years for operating without workers’ compensation insurance, according to media reports.
James Watts,…
High Court Says Collateral Estoppel Law Applies to Nonfinal Actions
New York’s top court held that a 2022 law barring virtually all workers’ compensation decisions from binding future litigation applies to all pending and nonfinal actions.
The Justice for Injured Workers…