OSHA Advisory Council Meets Nov. 17
An advisory council to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is meeting Nov. 17.
Members of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health will discuss…
Carrier Fails to Cancel Coverage Before Worker’s Accident
A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier had not effectively canceled an employer’s workers’ compensation coverage prior to an employee’s accident and that the carrier, therefore, was…
ATF Medical Names David Bedard Manager of Complex Rehab
David Bedard joined medical equipment and adaptive housing solutions provider ATF Medical as manager of complex rehab technology.
David Bedard
Bedard oversees day-to-day operations and quality assurance for a team of…
AG Announces $15M Settlement With OptumRx for Alleged Overcharges
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that OptumRx agreed to repay the state $15 million to resolve allegations of overcharging for drugs prescribed to injured workers.
OptumRx did not admit wrongdoing or…
Supreme Court Upholds Award to Injured Worker, Finding He Qualified as ‘Employee’
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for an arm injury, finding he was an employee, not an independent contractor, at the time of…
Split Court Upholds Sanctions Against Employer’s Lawyer for Presenting Misleading Evidence
A narrowly divided Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the imposition of sanctions on an employer’s attorney for presenting misleading evidence on a worker’s claim for loss of earnings.
Case: Howard Industries Inc.