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The team at WorkCompCentral is stunned and deeply saddened by David DePaolo's sudden departure from this world. He passed away Sunday, July 17 in a motorcycle accident. However, we are all committed to carry on and continue to fulfill David's vision of providing workers compensation professionals with the most unbiased news, education and resources in the industry. We will also strive to make this year's Comp Laude® Awards & Gala event the best ever. The Comp Laude® event encapsulates his vision and passion for the industry. David was very proud of the team that he had assembled and we are working very hard to support each other and our valued customers.
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Top Story: Tuesday, November 13, 2018
It may have been more of a swell than a blue wave that rolled through the land a week ago, but worker advocates nonetheless are hoping it will mean worker-friendly changes in several states.
“The collective voice of working people was heard loud and clear,” New York AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento said in an email. “Labor’s grassroots campaign all… Read more »
The opioid crisis may be giving a boost to developers of medical devices intended to treat pain — gadgets that are being described in the workers’ comp industry with phrases ranging from “worth a try” to “snake oil.”
And the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has stepped into the action with an "Inovation Challenge" for developers of devices aimed at preventing or treating opioid abuse.
Announced in May, the… Read more »Having recently approved an eighth consecutive advisory pure premium rate… Read more »
The Nebraska Supreme Court last week ruled that… Read more »
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- NE Supreme Court Rejects Suit Against Contractor for Fatal Accident by Drug-Using Trucker
- NJ Worker Failed to Prove Discipline for Positive Drug Test Was Pretext for Discrimination
- NY Court Won't Disturb Arbitrator's Ruling on Employer's Entitlement to Reimbursement
- NY Court Splits on Defendant's Burden of Proof for Summary Judgment
The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that an injured worker failed to prove that his employer’s disciplinary actions against him for failing a drug test were a pretext for discrimination because of his pursuit of workers’ compensation benefits.
Case: Baker v. Camden County Highway… Read more »
A New York appellate court upheld an arbitrator’s decision allowing an employer to be reimbursed for payment of workers’ compensation benefits from the liability insurance carrier for a motorist who was at fault for an employee’s injuries.
Case: Matter of Progressive Advanced… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for an aggravation of dormant conditions in her back that were aggravated after she was struck by a crate while at work.
Case: CTA Acoustics v. McDaniel, No. 2018-CA-000843-WC, 11/09/2018,… Read more »
A divided New York appellate court ruled that a general contractor was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claim predicated on a fall through a stairwell opening.
Case: Poulin v. Ultimate Homes, No. 2016-00873, 11/07/2018,… Read more »
An advisory committee to the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board is recommending rules that would require all evidence submitted at hearings to be in English, with the party submitting the document bearing the cost of translation if necessary.
The committee’s proposal would be that the cost of translation would be a recoverable… Read more »
In 2016, a stunning 42,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses. Opioid addiction has become national news in recent years, as political candidates, medical groups and others have introduced proposals on how to drive down the number of people who are at risk for addiction and overdose.
Some of those efforts have begun to work, due to increased… Read more »
Mono-line workers’ comp carrier Employers Holdings Inc. has named Lori A. Brown as executive vice president, chief legal officer and general counsel, effective Jan. 1, 2019.
Brown will be based in Reno, Nevada. She will be replacing Lenard Ormsby in the position upon his retirement.
Brown has more than 25 years of experience as an attorney, primarily in the areas of labor and employment, corporate governance, and Securities and Exchange Commission compliance. She… Read more »The Texas Department of Insurance has approved a filing by the National Council on Compensation… Read more »
ProAssurance Corp. has reported net income for the third quarter of $31.2 million, an 8% increase from $28.9… Read more »
Amanda Posey has joined Alliant as vice president in the company’s Newport Beach office.
Posey will provide risk management and insurance services to clients in the Orange County region.
Posey’s experience includes designing and implementing custom programs for industry-specific risks and exposures. Before joining Alliant, she was director within the Orange County office of global… Read more »
The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is soliciting proposals for a study of the state’s permanent disability rules and laws.
The study should attempt to answer the question of whether the process for calculating PD can be amended to produce more consistent benefit amounts without significantly raising systemwide costs.
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