Delay in Adding Compensable Conditions Results in Claim Expiration
An Ohio appellate court ruled that an injured worker waited too long after her last receipt of a payment of medical benefits to request that the scope of her claim…
Court Denies Benefits to Taxi Driver Who Lost Use of Legs in Shooting
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a taxi driver was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits after he was rendered paraplegic from being shot in the back.
Case: AIG v.
DWC Accepting Comments on EDI Rules
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments on proposed changes to its electronic data interchange rules.
The division said it has required carriers to file injury reports using the…
WCRI Announces Robert Hartwig as 2022 Conference Keynote Speaker
The Workers Compensation Research Institute announced that Robert Hartwig will deliver the keynote address during its 38th annual Workers’ Compensation Issues & Research Conference in March.
Robert Hartwig
Hartwig is a…
Lawmakers Aim to Tweak PTSD Presumption Bill
Lawmakers in Florida are attempting to amend the state’s three-year-old post-traumatic stress disorder presumption in workers’ compensation for first responders to clarify disease onset.
S.B. 1066, introduced Monday, amends the time…
MedRisk Promotes Jakovcic to Chief Technology Officer
MedRisk LLC, a Pennsylvania-based managed care organization focused on rehabbing injured workers, announced on Tuesday that it has promoted John Jakovcic to chief technology officer, a new position.
Jakovcic, based in…