No TTD for Injured Worker Who Quit Job to Move Out of State
An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker should have been ineligible for temporary total disability benefits after she quit her job to move out of state with her husband.
Case:…
4th DCA Publishes Ruling on Fraud Law’s Inapplicability to Carrier Malfeasance
The 4th District Court of Appeal has ordered publication of a decision upholding the dismissal of a worker’s claims against his employer’s insurance company, claims administrator and an adjuster for violation…
Spinal Cord Stimulator Rules Up for Review
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced rules that would allow payment for spinal cord stimulators, pending a “common-sense” review.”
The rules would allow payment for spinal cord stimulators for conditions…
DWC Suspends In-Person Proceedings Through October
The Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation is suspending in-person hearings in regular procedure contested cases through Oct. 28.
Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Joseph Cortese II issued the state’s first order suspending in-person…
Processing Plant Pleads No Contest to Violating Comp Act
The operator of a beef processing plant in Hastings pleaded no contest to three counts of failure to file a required injury report, Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson announced.
Noah’s Ark,…
Law Amends Employer Duty to Furnish Medical Attention
A Virginia House bill was signed into law last week that amends the state workers’ compensation law on employers’ duty to furnish medical attention and raises the cost limit for employers.
HB…