Governor Signs Captives Bill
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill modifying provisions relating to captive insurers.
Lamont on Wednesday signed Senate Bill 1038, which will allow captive insurers — insurance companies formed to insure…
DWC Requests Comments on Medical Quality Review Panel Rule Changes
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has proposed changes to its Medical Quality Review Panel rules.
The proposed amendments to Rules 180.64, 180.66, 180.68, 180.72 and 180.76 are intended to conform with…
Court: Doctor’s IME Report Properly Excluded From Evidence
A New York appellate court upheld the exclusion of a doctor’s report on permanency and loss of use because his examination of a worker constituted an independent medical exam, and he did not comply with…
Worker Gets Benefits for Auto Accident Despite Drinking at Lunch
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from a car accident that occurred when he and a co-worker were returning from…
Self-Represented Worker Waives Arguments He Failed to Raise in Administrative Process
A Texas appellate court ruled that a self-represented litigant’s failure to present arguments during the administrative process for his workers’ compensation claim waived his ability to assert them on appeal.
Case:…
No Additional Benefits for Injured Court Reporter Whose Disability Didn’t Cause Unemployment
A New York appellate court upheld a denial of additional benefits to an injured court reporter whose disability had not caused her to leave her job.
Case: Matter of Saporito v.