Business Owner Pleads Guilty in Premium Fraud Case
The owner of a roofing company pleaded guilty to two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud in a case investigated by the California Insurance Department and prosecuted by the…
Mason’s Labor Law Claim for Fall Can’t Be Resolved by Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his alleged fall on the roof of a building under construction could not be resolved by…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Carpenter’s 7th Surgery
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of authorization for a carpenter’s seventh surgery to address an elbow injury.
Case: Runyon v. Wiseman Construction Co. Inc., No. 20-0638, 01/11/2022, published.
Facts:…
Defendant Gets Dismissal of Worker’s Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a worker’s Labor Law claim should have been granted summary judgment, since the worker’s injuries were the byproduct of his…
Committee Passes Bill to Update Fee Schedule, Use Insolvent Carrier Data for Ratemaking
The first fee schedule update for Florida physicians since 2016 cleared its first hurdle when it was unanimously passed by a Senate committee earlier in the week.
The Senate Banking and…
WCIRB C&R Committee Meets Feb. 1
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Classification and Rating Committee is meeting at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 1.
Committee members will discuss classification relativities and review payroll limitation methodologies.
Members will also…