Stunt Performer Can’t Maintain Tort Suit for Injuries
A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a stunt performer’s tort action against the alleged producer/creator of a television show for her injuries from filming a scene enacting a…
Court Rejects Employer’s Challenge to Credibility of Witness Testimony, Upholds PTD Award
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to an injured worker, rejecting the employer’s challenge to the credibility and weight due to the witness…
DWC Posts Adjustments to Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes in the…
Bill to Boost Benefits by Gender Pay Disparity Set for Hearing
California lawmakers are scheduled to hear testimony on a bill that would require boosting workers’ compensation benefits by the difference in wages paid to men and women.
Sen. Monique Limón
The…
IEA Announces New Designation for Comp Attorneys
The Insurance Education Association announced the launch of a Workers’ Compensation for Legal Professionals program.
The association, which provides professional training in work comp, disability management and risk management, said the…
Arbitrator Evaluations Due April 30
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that 2022 arbitrator evaluator surveys are due by April 30.
Arbitrators will be assessed on their integrity and ethical conduct, impartiality, experience, knowledge, temperament, efficiency…