No Benefits for Worker’s Motorcycle Death
A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker’s death in a motorcycle accident while retrieving his company-issued laptop from home was not compensable.
Case: Old Republic Insurance Co. v. Evans, No.
WCIRB Posts Report on Impact of Economic Changes
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said unemployment projections would have a small impact on indemnity claim frequency while modest industrial mix impacts on frequency and severity will likely offset…
DWC Updates Fee Schedules
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted orders updating both the hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical centers section and the pathology and clinical laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee…
Split Court Rejects Magistrate’s Recommendation, Issues Writ Vacating Denial of PTD Award
A divided Ohio appellate court rejected the recommendation of a magistrate and issued a writ of mandate compelling the Industrial Commission to overturn its denial of an injured worker’s claim…
Worker’s Request for Hearing Dismissed as Untimely
The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request for a hearing as untimely despite his claim that he had never received notice that his employer’s insurance carrier…
Insolvency Pool Can’t Collect From Carrier for Staffing Service’s Client
The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld a finding that the state Insurers Insolvency Pool did not have a right to reimbursement from the insurer of a business using a staffing…