DWC Seeks Comment on Work Status Report, Network Rules
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on proposed changes to the forms health care providers use to document a person’s work status and restrictions while the…
BWC Announces More Than $100,000 in Restitution
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced more than $100,000 in restitution from people who collected benefits while working.
Larry Brown, a truck driver who was working while receiving benefits, was…
High Court Clarifies ‘Regular Compensation’
The Massachusetts high court ruled that its previous interpretation of the statutory term “regular compensation” applies to superannuation, ordinary disability and accidental disability retirement, and does so retroactively.
Case: Worcester Regional…
No Benefits for Worker With Respiratory Issues From Alleged Exposure to Noxious Fumes
A Louisiana appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker on his claim that his respiratory issues were the result of a work-related accident, occupational disease, injury or disability.
Case:…
Report: Union Workers Argue Against Crime Surveillance
The New Orleans Fire Fighters Association and other labor advocates are raising concerns after the city government used its $40 million street corner crime camera network to contest a workers’…
Extension of COVID-19 Presumption First Bill Passed in Session
The first bill Minnesota lawmakers passed since returning to the Capitol at the end of January would extend the presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for frontline workers.
Gov. Tim Walz in…