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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
10/02/59 - 7/17/16
Top Story: Friday, April 9, 2021
Although language in a recently amended bill appears to require the California Division of Workers' Compensation to review and update the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule every six months, the intent is to require reviews every two years, a legislative consultant said.
Assemblyman Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, on Tuesday amended Assembly… Read more »
A Texas appellate court ruled that an injured worker should have been allowed to proceed with his intentional tort claim against his employer
Case: De La Rosa v. Basic Energy Services LP, No. 11-19-00123-CV, 04/08/2021, published.
Facts: Pedro De La Rosa worked for Basic Energy Services LP as a tanker-truck driver. He was severely injured in a rollover accident as he was transporting water from an oil well operated by Endeavor Energy Resources to a disposal site.
The rollover occurred in the early morning hours on an unpaved dirt road near Mentone.
De La Rosa had worked throughout the night and was transporting his third consecutive load of water when the… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a correction… Read more »
The Actuarial Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will review the latest insurer… Read more »
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There are now new duties imposed on the parties in sending documents to the medical-legal evaluator.
Section 9793(n) requires “[a]ny documents sent to the physician for record review” to be “accompanied by a declaration under penalty of perjury that the provider of the document has complied with [LC 4062.3] before providing the documents to… Read more »
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a widow could pursue a claim for death benefits based on her late-husband’s alleged occupational disease, even though her husband had never asserted an occupational disease claim against his employer.
Case: Rowland v. BASF, No. 2020 CA 0278, 03/29/2021, published.
Facts and procedural history: The widow of Lawrence Rowland filed a workers’ compensation claim in December 2018.
The widow alleged Rowland was exposed to asbestos on… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by part of an unbuilt mailbox structure should not have been dismissed in its entirety.
Case: Slowe v. Lecesse Construction Services, No. 60 CA 19-01806, 03/26/2021, published.
Facts: Terry Slowe allegedly suffered injuries when a component of an unbuilt mailbox structure fell onto him at a construction site.
The site was owned by the… Read more »
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara will soon make a decision on the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Sept. 1 regulatory filing now that a public hearing held Thursday on the proposal has come and gone, the Department of Insurance said.
No members of the public testified for or against the proposal, nor did anyone speak specifically on the filing’s substance.
Bruce Wick, risk management director for California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors,… Read more »
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section will hold two virtual training sessions April 13 covering basic regulatory processes.
The basic orientation training sessions will also include a description of forms needed when there is a workplace injury or occupational disease claim.
The WCS said there is no charge for the training classes, and all materials will be provided to attendees.
Classes will be at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and last about three hours. The Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education approved two hours of CLE… Read more »
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