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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.
Some of David's favorite charities:
Kids Chance of California or Angel Flight West.
David J. DePaolo
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Top Story: Friday, December 13, 2019
Insurers hoping to tap into the vast new world of artificial intelligence for claims, customer service and underwriting should not try to build a new app from scratch.
Instead, they would do well to work within existing messaging and virtual-assistance apps, including Amazon's Alexa, said the founder of an artificial intelligence software firm.
Miguel Fernandez,… Read more »
The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board erred in overturning a permanent partial disability benefits award for a delivery driver’s neck injury.
Case: Joiner v. United Parcel Service, No. M2018-01876-SC-R3-WC, 12/06/2019, published.
Facts: Roger Joiner worked for United Parcel Service as a delivery driver. He claimed he experienced a popping sensation in his… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that an electrician was entitled to summary… Read more »
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a municipal employer was not entitled to an offset of the permanent total… Read more »
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A New York appellate court ruled that the parties to a workers’ compensation dispute did not need to develop the record on whether the worker had maintained an attachment to the labor market when there had not yet been a determination that she was permanently partially disabled.
Case: Matter of Poulard v. Southside Hospital, No. 529197, 11/27/2019, published.
Facts and… Read more »
The City of Cincinnati violated 12 safety standards in June when an employee was electrocuted while installing a surveillance camera near electrical lines, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation said in a preliminary report this week.
Leroy Garrison, 48, was killed when he was working alone in a bucket truck and came into contact with the power lines, according to the… Read more »A man convicted of fraud for working while receiving benefits was ordered to pay $16,727 in restitution to Texas Mutual Insurance Co., the carrier announced.
Richard R. Gutierrez, of Seguin, filed a claim for an injury sustained while working as a merchandiser for Tri-City Distributors LP in New… Read more »
A bill designed to give small businesses a break on first-time regulatory violations is on its way to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, six months after it was approved by the New York Legislature.
Assembly Bill A7540B specifically names the state Workers' Compensation Board as an agency to be included in the law, which would require agencies to… Read more »
A bill that would increase benefits and the duration of benefits for the loss of fingers, toes, a hand or a foot — approved by the state Senate one year ago — has now passed an Assembly committee.
Senate Bill 782, identical to Assembly Bill 1110, and similar to a measure vetoed by Republican Gov. Chris Christie in… Read more »
We are in holiday season.
Many private and public entities have holiday parties this time of year, and inevitably there will be accidents either going to or from the party or perhaps slipping and falling on the dance floor.
What do employers need to know and what can they do to avoid such claims when they schedule weekend or after-work parties?
First, the… Read more »
Data analytics firm Bardavon Health Innovations in Overland Park, Kansas, promoted Dorothy Riviere to the newly created position of chief clinical officer.
Riviere was senior vice president of business services and managed the clinical consulting team for the company before the promotion.
Before joining Bardavon, she served as the director of organizational development for ARC Physical Therapy.
Riviere holds several certifications, including those as a chronic pain specialist and… Read more »The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board named Jim Moller as its managing attorney.
Moller has worked as a staff attorney at the… Read more »
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order… Read more »
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