No TTD Benefits for Worker Fired From Job
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a denial of a worker’s request to reinstate his temporary total disability benefits after he was fired.
Case: Montano v. Advance Stores Co. (WCAB), No.
Property Owner Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a landowner for a claim by a worker who was injured while repairing the roof of her garage.
Case: Rendon v. Callaghan,…
Berkshire Hathaway Names Danny Engell SVP, Chief Underwriting and Analytics Officer
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. announced the appointment of Danny Engell to serve as senior vice president and chief underwriting and analytics officer for its workers’ compensation division.
Danny Engell
Engell will…
DWC Sets Hearing on Rules for Utilization Standards
The Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding an online hearing Sept. 1 to take testimony on medical utilization standards.
The division said its proposed rule would update the procedures for…
Appeals Commission Orders ExamWorks to Comply With Subpoena
The Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission overturned a magistrate and ordered ExamWorks to comply with a subpoena that it said the company failed to properly challenge.
The commission said the…
Court Tosses Worker’s Challenge to Venue Transfer, Upholds Dismissal of DWC as Party
A Texas appellate court dismissed a worker’s challenge to a trial court’s order transferring venue and upheld the dismissal of the Division of Workers’ Compensation as a party to his…