Property Owner Not Entitled to Summary Dismissal of Suit
The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that a property owner was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a civil suit brought by an injured employee of a contractor hired to…
L&I: Felony Charges Filed After Claimant Seen Lifting Weights at Gym
A worker collecting benefits for a back injury is facing fraud charges after he was reportedly observed lifting weights at a gym that exceeded the five-pound restriction his physician imposed,…
AWW Calculation Includes Lump-Sum Vacation Pay
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s average weekly wage that includes a lump sum of vacation pay with her wages, and it denied review of the…
Worker Can’t Get Writ to Avoid Arbitration of Claim Against Nonsubscribing Employer
A Texas appellate court denied an injured worker’s petition for mandamus relief of a trial judge’s order compelling him to arbitrate a negligence claim against his nonsubscribing employer.
Adrian Murillo worked…
NCCI: Medical Inflation Softens in 3rd Quarter
The National Council on Compensation Insurance said that after several years of ignoring broader economic patterns, medical inflation in the third quarter followed the softening trend in overall inflation.
The softening…
WCS Posts Guidance on New Claims Administrator Law
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section posted a sheet of answers to frequently asked questions about new requirements for claims administrators.
Lawmakers last year passed Senate Bill 274, which enacted a host…