Tower MSA Holding Webinar on Medicare Set-Asides
Tower MSA is hosting a webinar Feb. 3 to discuss the implications of a recent policy statement in which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it considers the…
Bill Would Allow DA Meetings With Carriers, Self-Insureds to Address ‘Rampant’ Comp Fraud
County prosecutors throughout California could convene meetings with insurance carriers and self-insured employers to discuss specific information about suspected fraud, under recently introduced legislation.
The insurance commissioner is allowed to convene…
MLAC Opens Debate Over Proposal to Expand Firefighter Cancer Presumption
Labor advocates and firefighter representatives told members of Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee pending legislation that would expand the types of cancers that are presumed to arise out of employment is…
Supreme Court Orders Further Finding for Worker’s Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim
The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned the denial of a worker’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis, ruling that additional findings are necessary to determine the last date of his exposure to…
Court Revives Part of Worker’s Labor Law Claim for Staircase Fall
A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries in a fall while climbing stairs to access his work area.
Case: Tolk v.
Mention of Plaintiff’s Comp Claim During Civil Suit Proceedings Doesn’t Warrant New Trial
A New York appellate court upheld a verdict in favor of a defendant in a personal injury action, finding the mention of his workers’ compensation claim did not warrant a new…