DWC: Amex No Longer Accepted for Lien Fees
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it stopped accepting American Express credit cards as a form of payment for lien filing fees.
The division on Monday told users of…
Report: Delays Plague State’s Comp System
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that shutting down Nevada’s workers’ compensation courts for two months during the COVID-19 pandemic created a two-month backlog of cases.
The newspaper said workers’ compensation attorneys…
BWC Launches Physician Training Program
The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation launched a training program for providers treating injured workers.
The Certified Physician Program is a free, online training course that the BWC said will teach…
Uber and Subsidiary Pay $100M In Driver Misclassification Case
Uber Technologies Inc. and its subsidiary Rasier LLC have submitted a $100 million payment to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Unemployment Trust Fund after an audit…
Comp Impact of AMA Updates on Mental Injuries ‘Uncertain’: NCCI
Several changes made in 2021 to the 6th edition of the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment that affect workers’ compensation claims will have an “uncertain”…
Court Rejects Brothers’ Claims for Wrongful Termination, Comp Retaliation
An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a wrongful termination claim by two brothers who claimed they were terminated in retaliation for reporting workplace safety issues and to prevent…