Worker Who Quit Job as Part of Comp Settlement Waives Entitlement to Back Pay
A Florida appellate court ruled that the state Commission on Human Relations erred in awarding back pay to an injured worker who agreed to resign from his job as part…
Court Clarifies Proper Allocation of ‘Net Amount Recovered’ From 3rd-Party Tortfeasor
A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge erroneously allocated an injured worker’s third-party settlement and awarded additional attorney fees to the worker.
Case: Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Francois,…
Court Orders WCJ to Revisit Calculation of Worker’s PPD Benefits
The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a workers’ compensation judge erred in combining a worker’s schedule injuries with non-schedule injuries into one permanent partial disability calculation.
Case: Case v. Hanna Plumbing…
Bill Would Eliminate Minimum Leave Requirement for TD
The Oregon Legislature passed a bill that would eliminate the minimum leave time requirement for injured workers to receive temporary disability benefits.
Sen. Chris Gorsek
The state House of Representatives on…
WCIRB Webinar to Cover Characteristics of COVID-19 Claims
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will present information during a June 20 webinar about the medical treatment and cost patterns of COVID-19 claims.
The program will cover differences…