Worker Struck by Colleague’s Car in Parking Lot Can’t Pursue Civil Remedy
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was barred from proceeding with a civil suit against a colleague who struck him with a car in their employer’s parking…
DWC Requests Comments on Medical Quality Review Process Changes
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on proposed changes to the medical quality review process.
MQR is a medical case review based on a written complaint, which may…
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Constitutional Challenges to Workers’ Compensation Court
The Montana Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s constitutional challenges to the state Workers’ Compensation Act and Workers’ Compensation Court.
Case: Allum v. Montana State Fund, No. DA…
CWCI Reviews Initial Data on Private Self-Insureds’ 2022 Claim Experience
California workers’ comp private self-insured claim frequency rose 6% last year, as both medical-only and indemnity claim volume increased. But a California Workers’ Compensation Institute review of initial data from the state…
Federal Court Upholds Jury’s Bad Faith Verdict Against Carrier on Rehearing
A federal appellate court granted rehearing of a bad faith dispute between two insurance carriers and again upheld a jury’s award for the carrier that was an additional insured under the…
DOL Sets Outreach Events for Mines, Nukes Workers
The U.S. Department of Labor has scheduled concurrent outreach events in the Four Corners region of Arizona and New Mexico for current and former workers in the nuclear weapons and energy industry, as…