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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: Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Average medical payments per claim in California stabilized between 2015 and early 2019 thanks largely to legislative reforms that pushed costs down over several prior years, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
Prices paid for professional services also were stable since 2017 following the passage of two anti-fraud… Read more »
Conclusions in the latest report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute covering medical payments from 2013 through 2018 reflect concerns that regulators and stakeholders have had for the past few years: Fee schedules that have not been updated since 2016 — thanks to a lack of action from Florida legislators — along with price negotiations by payers have kept doctors' fees unusually low,… Read more »A Florida appellate court ruled that a power station owner was not immune from… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a set dresser could not proceed with her claim against the owners of a… Read more »
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A Missouri appellate court ruled that a truck driver could not proceed with a civil suit against the operator of a warehouse for alleged injuries from an assault by a warehouse employee.
Case: Sebacher v. Midland Paper Co., No. ED108615, 10/13/2020, published.
Facts: The Midland Paper Co. is a distributor of paper and packaging supplies.… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from an unsecured ladder.
Case: Avila v. Saint David’s School, No. 302405/16, 10/08/2020, published.
Facts: Juan Ramon Paz Avila suffered injuries while doing demolition work at Saint David’s School. Avila had been… Read more »The owners of a trucking company in Sacramento were charged with multiple counts of insurance fraud for allegedly misclassifying workers as contractors to reduce workers’ compensation premiums by more than a quarter-million dollars, the California Department of Insurance… Read more »
A Long Island chiropractor enrolled in the federal workers' compensation system since 2008 has been charged with fraud after allegedly billing for services that were never provided, federal authorities said.
Joseph Stephan, 50, of Farmingdale, billed the federal Office of Workers' Compensation Program for… Read more »
The New York state appellate court that handles workers' compensation appeals will soon lose one of its judges — not to the coronavirus, but to massive budget courts triggered by the pandemic's economic slowdown.
Justice Eugene “Gus” Devine, a member of the Supreme Court's Appellate Division, 3rd Department, is the only one of the… Read more »
The Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims Appeals Board held oral arguments Thursday by videoconference on the topics of an employee’s proper impairment rating, an employer’s right to a medical examination and whether a court properly ruled that a party should be prohibited from introducing expert testimony at trial.
First up… Read more »
The California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation is holding an educational webinar on Oct. 28 covering the use of telemedicine.
Ann Schnure, vice president of telemedicine operations for Concentra, and Dr. Lisa M. Figueroa, vice president of medical operations, national medical director of health information technology and national medical director of telemedicine for Concentra, will discuss how virtual health is breaking down care access… Read more »
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