Labor Department Resolves IT Issues, Reschedules Campus Update
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry will release an update to its Work Comp Campus on Thursday that was postponed due to slow system response times.
The department on Friday…
Split Court Says Worker’s Widow Waited Too Long to Assert Claim for Death Benefits
A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s filing of a claim for benefits for an injury shortly before his death did not satisfy the statutory deadline…
Feds Seek 15-Year Sentence in Vital Imaging Fraud Scheme
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence Sam Solakyan to more than 15 years in prison for perpetrating what they characterize in court papers as the largest workers’ compensation…
DWC: 603 Vaccine Reaction Comp Claims Reported
Texas insurers reported 603 adverse COVID-19 vaccine reaction claims since the vaccine became available in December 2020, according to a data report released Wednesday by the Division of Workers’ Compensation.
Overall,…
L&I: Dry Cleaner Admits to Stealing Comp Benefits
The owner of a dry cleaner in Olympia must pay more than $21,000 in restitution after admitting to stealing workers’ compensation benefits, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries…
WCIRB Governing Committee to Meet Wednesday
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee is holding its last meeting of the year Wednesday.
Committee members will discuss potential actuarial research projects for 2020, the WCIRB…