PEO Coverage Bill Back Before Lawmakers
A Florida state senator is taking another run at legislation that would require employee leasing companies to provide comp coverage for all of a client’s workers if the client company…
Bill Would Nix Experience Rating Requirement From Contracts
Indiana government agencies would be precluded from specifying minimum experience ratings when soliciting bids or entering into contracts, under legislation introduced Monday.
House Bill 1159, by Rep. Matt Lehman, R-Berne, would prohibit…
No Benefits to Nurse for COVID-19 Infection
The Superior Court of Delaware upheld the denial of benefits to a nurse for her COVID-19 infection, finding it was more likely than not she had contracted the disease from…
Split Court Says DCBS Director May Address Billing Dispute for Services Unrelated to Comp Claim
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has the authority to address a medical billing dispute over services that were…
Supreme Court Says Commissioner Didn’t Abuse Discretion in Excluding Expert Reports
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the workers’ compensation commissioner did not commit an abuse of discretion in excluding an injured worker’s expert reports from evidence.
Case: Hagen v. Serta/National Bedding…
Court Revives Employers’ Equal Protection Challenge to BWC Rebate Process
An Ohio appellate court revived an equal protection challenge to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s process of providing premium rebates to employers.
Case: CPC Parts Delivery LLC v. Bureau of Workers’…