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Top Story: Friday, July 20, 2018
After three years of rate reductions, California may lose its perch at the top of the of the list of the most expensive states in the country for purchasing workers’ compensation coverage.
The Golden State is expected to remain one of the most expensive states when the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services publishes its biennial work comp premium rate comparison in fall.
But average costs in California should at least be more… Read more »
Just days after insurance and self-insured organizations complained that proposed rules don't go far enough to protect against overzealous enforcement actions, the Division of Workers' Compensation has agreed to hold a public hearing on the matter.
The division announced this week that it will hold the hearing Aug. 2 to listen to concerns about proposed changes to Administrative Code Chapter 180.… Read more »Every workers’ compensation claim should be… Read more »
The Minnesota Supreme Court this week ruled… Read more »
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- ND Cordant Takes Over Drug Testing Role
- PA Court Overturns Assessment of Penalties on Employer for Contesting Worker's Claim
- KS Public Hearing Will Examine New Medical Fee Schedule
- NY Claimant Faces Larceny Charge of Underreporting Wages
- OH BWC Staff Recommending 12% Rate Decrease for Local Governments
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that substantial evidence supported a workers’ compensation commissioner’s determination that a funeral home employee was not entitled to additional disability benefits.
Case: Harper v. Lensing, No. 17-1615, 07/18/2018, published.
Facts: Angela… Read more »
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer could not be penalized for contesting a worker’s claim after having entered into supplemental agreements on the amount of benefits due.
Case: LifeQuest Nursing Center v. WCAB (Tisdale), No. 1250 C.D. 2017, 07/19/2018,… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that the terms of a stipulation between a worker and his employer pertaining to his lost wage-earning capacity was controlling as to the amount of his weekly benefit rate once he stopped working.
Case: Matter of Sheets v. Airy Ridge Farm,… Read more »
The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission finding that an insurance carrier was entitled to end payment of benefits to an injured worker could not support a declaratory judgment.
Case: Builders Mutual Insurance Co. v. Bob Wire… Read more »
Dr. Philip Sobol started serving his 21-month sentence for his role in the spinal surgery kickback scheme at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, court records show.
Sobol, who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and admitted to receiving $5.2 million in kickbacks for referring patients to Pacific Hospital, turned himself in Monday. He is being held at the… Read more »
The California Supreme Court has rendered a 4-3 decision in Hassell v. Bird. This case may be of interest to attorneys, doctors, insurance brokers and other providers who service the California workers’ compensation system.
We live in a mobile, internet world. Increasingly it seems that individuals rely on online information rather than traditional referral… Read more »
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced Thursday that it is recommending a 12% rate reduction for school districts and local governments, to take effect Jan. 1.
The BWC said the reduction would be the second-largest decrease for the state’s public employers since at least 1985. The reduction would save $21 million annually.
The BWC has decreased local government rates seven times since 2011 for a cumulative 41.8% reduction with a statewide… Read more »An Upstate New York claimant was arrested Thursday and charged with defrauding a workers’… Read more »
The Kansas Department of Labor will hold a public hearing on Aug. 10 to discuss proposed changes to workers'… Read more »
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy on Wednesday nominated former Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra to serve on the state's Workers' Compensation Commission.
Segarra, an attorney, was leader of the Hartford City Council in 2011 and was elevated to mayor after Mayor Eddie Perez was convicted on corruption charges and resigned, according to a news report. Segarra won an election the next year but lost in the Democratic primary in 2015.
Since 2016, Segarra has been… Read more »Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey held a ceremony Wednesday to celebrate a bill he signed in April that expanded… Read more »
Delaware Gov. John Carney has signed into law a bill that will allow the Industrial Accident Board to send hearing notices and decisions by… Read more »
The North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance Department has partnered with Cordant Health Solutions to help coordinate medication monitoring for injured workers on chronic opioid therapy, as required by department rules.
Cordant replaces Ameritox Ltd. in the project, the department said this week.
The plan is for Cordant to analyze pharmacy data to identify injured workers who have been on opioids for 90 days or more, then to contact the claims adjuster to request authorization to coordinate drug testing. The… Read more »The Alabama Workers’ Compensation Division has published Addendum 3 to its 2018 fee schedule,… Read more »
The Idaho Advisory Committee on Workers’ Compensation is meeting Aug. 8.
Committee members will hear reports on negotiated… Read more »
The Travelers Cos. on Thursday reported net income of $524 million for the second quarter, a 12% drop, from $595 million, in the prior-year quarter.
For the first half of the year, net income was $1.193 billion, down 2%, from $1.212 billion in the first half of 2017.
The company said its core income before income taxes was hit by an $85 million increase in catastrophe losses, which reached… Read more »
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced that people can earn continuing education credits by attending its annual educational conference next month.
Continuing education credits available during the eighth annual Nevada Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference include:
Ten hours for attorneys,… Read more »
An excavating company in Wentzville, Missouri, is facing proposed federal penalties of $189,221 after allegedly allowing two employees to work in an unprotected trench while installing sewers.
Karrenbrock Excavating LLC was cited July 16 by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration,… Read more »
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