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Top Story: Monday, April 6, 2020
Of all the medical treatments now available for injured workers, physical therapy and rehabilitation may be ideally suited for video-based telehealth sessions.
But the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, for reasons that have yet to be explained, has failed to authorize those services for reimbursement.
For states whose workers'… Read more »
Motor vehicle accidents, along with slips and falls, are the cause of about half of all claims above $1 million, according to a National Council on Compensation Insurance study chronicling high-dollar payouts over the past 15 years.
Claims that pay out $1 million or more account for 10% of losses, but they represent less than 0.2% of all lost-time claims, according to the study, which was released Tuesday.
The figures… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who suffered two back injuries was entitled to wage-loss benefits… Read more »
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker's failure to provide an adequate record for judicial review required reinstatement of a decision denying… Read more »
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A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s assertion that he was fired in retaliation for defying his medical restrictions.
Case: Martin v. Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd., No. 11-18-00111-CV, 04/02/2020, published.
Facts: Garrett Martin's job with Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd. required him to load pipes onto racks stacked as high as 7 feet or more. The pipes could weigh up to 700… Read more »
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries at a construction site.
Case: Nalbone v. Vanderbilt Properties Inc., No. 315 CA 19-01322, 03/20/2020, published.
Facts and procedural history: Theodore Nalbone suffered injuries while working on a construction project. He filed suit against multiple… Read more »The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that a public safety officer’s weekly salary dictates the combined amount he can receive in workers’ compensation and retirement benefits.
Case: Harford County v. Mitchell, No. 3456, 04/02/2020, published.
Facts and procedural history: Gary Mitchell was a deputy sheriff for Harford… Read more »
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued more than $500,000 in fines for safety violations that resulted in eight deaths and dozens of injuries at two highly publicized construction projects.
At the Hard Rock Hotel site in New Orleans, where the top floors collapsed in October, OSHA fined 11 companies more than $315,500,… Read more »
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a New Jersey manufacturer $151,329 for safety violations after a worker suffered an amputation in a workplace accident.
A worker was cleaning a machine for BWAY Corp., operating as Mauser Packaging Solutions, in September 2019 when the amputation occurred.
OSHA cited BWAY Corp. for two repeated… Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted vast damage across our nation and the globe. Especially heartbreaking is the large loss of human life.
When I was a young boy, my grandfather repeatedly instilled in me, “From all bad comes good.” I’m now 62 years old and have seen firsthand the truth behind his words. So what possible good will we in the… Read more »
Tenet Healthcare Corp., which operates one of the largest networks of outpatient surgery centers and hospitals, announced it will cut more than 500 positions as it struggles with shortages and cutbacks caused by the COVID-19 epidemic.
Company officials did not say how many of its patients are covered by workers' compensation insurance. But its United Surgical Partners International has ambulatory surgical centers in 28 states, where injured workers often receive… Read more »The Michigan Workers' Disability Compensation Agency said it has begun tracking COVID-19 claims and has created… Read more »
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated the hospital and durable medical equipment sections of the Official Medical Fee… Read more »
The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration announced it will continue to operate telephonically for mediations and hearings as well as most of its day-to-day operations through May 1.
The agency in March announced plans to conduct mediations and hearings by telephone and to cancel “Lump Sum Tuesdays” through April 1, and later April 10.
Meanwhile, WCA Director… Read more »
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it will start conducting all court proceedings telephonically on April 13.
The division on Friday said it will continue to conduct expedited hearings for parties who appear at district offices through Friday. It will hear status conferences, mandatory settlement conferences and priority conferences only through CourtCall.
“If all… Read more »
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