Legislature Passes Inmate Wage Bill
Washington lawmakers on Tuesday voted to send Gov. Jay Inslee a bill that would require wages for former inmates to be calculated based on what is paid to other employees…
IWCC Announces New Urbana, Champaign Hearing Site
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Committee announced that all arbitration cases, including trials and in-person special settings scheduled for Urbana, will be held at a new hearing site in Champaign beginning…
Officials at Medical Supply and Billing Company Charged With Fraud
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas announced that a federal grand jury indicted the former owner of a medical supply and billing company and the firm’s…
WCIRB Submits Sept. 1 Regulatory Filing
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Monday submitted a proposed Sept. 1 regulatory filing that includes a provision that would start including the cost of COVID-19 claims…
Supreme Court Upholds Award for Injuries From Car Accident
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from a car accident that occurred as he was traveling back to his employer’s property…
High Court Reinstates Worker’s Award of TTD Benefits, Vacates PPD Award
The Kentucky Supreme Court reinstated temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker but vacated her award of permanent partial disability benefits.
Case: French v. Rev-a-Shelf, No. 2021-SC-0146-WC, 02/24/2022, published.
Facts: Deborah…