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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: Thursday, November 15, 2018
Stakeholders of all stripes were stunned Wednesday to hear that Pennsylvania's state rating bureau early this year had based a rate increase on bad data, a miscalculation that may have cost employers $260 million in premiums.
“It’s quite a surprise. We’re still trying to wrap our heads around it,” said Alex Halper, director of government affairs for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.
The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating… Read more »
Expectations about the impact Jerry Brown would have on California’s workers’ compensation system at the start of his second stint as governor haven’t exactly matched reality.
When Brown, who previously served as governor from 1975 to 1982, was elected to a third term in 2010, employers were warned to brace for a raft of bills seeking to roll back the reforms of the previous administration. Worker advocates… Read more »Eight states have been selected by the U.S. Department of Labor to participate in a… Read more »
The Illinois Senate voted Wednesday evening to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a bill that would heal a… Read more »
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- MO Court Tosses Jury's Disability Discrimination Award for University Researcher
- MS Worker With History of Back Problems Failed to Establish Compensability of Lumbar Condition
- TX Bill Would Require Comp Coverage for Contractors and Subs
- KY Owensboro Health Integrates Data With KASPER to Speed PDMP Queries
The U.S. Tax Court on Tuesday ruled that a veteran workers’ compensation attorney owes the Internal Revenue Service some $32,059 in taxes and penalties for having underreported income from his West Covina practice and taking an excessive business loss deduction.
Dann Duncan is an attorney who has been in good… Read more »
A Missouri appellate court overturned a jury verdict in favor of a university researcher on her claim of discrimination and retaliation for having requested an accommodation for a disability.
Case: Lin v. Ellis, No. ED105886, 11/13/2018, published.
Facts: Li Lin worked for… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that an electrician’s widow was not entitled to summary judgment on her Labor Law claim, since there was a triable question as to whether his fatal injuries were caused by a fall from a ladder.
Case: Caminiti v. Extell W. 57th Street LLC, No. 7591… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a delivery company was not entitled to summary judgment on its liability for a driver’s accident, since there was a triable question as to whether the driver was an employee and whether he was acting within the scope of his employment… Read more »
The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a worker with a history of low back problems failed to prove that an on-the-job injury had worsened his condition.
Case: Crays v. PSL North America, No. 2017-WC-01720-COA, 11/13/2018, published.
Facts and procedural history: Clifton… Read more »
Quotes from only five data points, or even fewer? Name your number, and you can find an insurer looking to transform the sales experience to match.
We have seen a great deal of this momentum in personal lines with increasing attention in small commercial lines. And the line of business delivering today is workers’ comp.
Insurers writing workers’ comp… Read more »
The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau, acting sooner than many had expected, has recommended a 14.74% loss cost reduction, just two weeks after the governor signed House Bill 1840, known as the "Protz fix" law.
State Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman promised swift action on the filings.
"Our department will be prioritizing our review of these filings to make certain our insurers and employers are using the correct information, and rates are set… Read more »The Alaska Division of Insurance approved what the state’s top labor regulator called the largest workers’… Read more »
Texas, the only state in which workers' compensation coverage is voluntary, would require WC for the construction… Read more »
Kentucky’s prescription drug monitoring program is collaborating with Owensboro Health to deliver timelier, more up-to-date information on prescriptions dispensed to patients, the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services said Wednesday.
The Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting system, or KASPER, has begun integrating Owensboro Health’s electronic record system with KASPER data.
“The partnership, which launched Nov. 1,… Read more »Presumptive Orange County District Attorney-elect Todd Spitzer happens to be married to the presiding judge for the California… Read more »
Liberty Mutual on Wednesday announced the appointment of four executives who will join Chief Information… Read more »
Normandy Insurance Co. announced Wednesday the promotion of Laura Lieberman to vice president of sales and marketing, effective immediately.
Lieberman will oversees Normandy’s corporate communications, marketing, sales and business development. Lieberman has been with Normandy, a mono-line workers' compensation carrier based in Deerfield… Read more »
New Mexico’s workers’ compensation advisory committee is meeting Nov. 30 in Albuquerque.
The Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease Disablement monitors the state’s comp system and makes recommendations about potential changes to the law. The council can endorse or oppose proposed workers’ compensation legislation, although… Read more »
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