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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, March 5, 2021
The California Department of Industrial Relations announced plans to conduct an in-depth study of its Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund on Thursday, the same day the state restored the department’s hiring authority roughly three years after a scandal surrounded a previous director’s departure.
DIR Director Katie Hagen championed the… Read more »
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for her post-traumatic stress disorder following an armed robbery of her workplace.
Case: Black v. Same Old Place Inc., No. 19-0983, 02/19/2021, published.
Facts: Amanda Black worked for the Same Old Place Inc. as a cashier. She filed a workers’ compensation claim asserting she had developed post-traumatic stress disorder after… Read more »The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals reinstated an injured truck driver’s claim for benefits, ruling that an… Read more »
The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that a heavy equipment operator established that he had sustained… Read more »
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- CA Nutrition Assistant Accused of Fraud Related to Prior Injuries
- WA L&I Announces Possible Amendments to Outpatient Hospital Payment Rules
- CA Court Orders Contractor Who Shorted Payroll to Pay $141,265 in Restitution
- AZ House Passes Bill to Ease Cancer Presumption Requirements
- CA CDI Schedules April 8 Hearing on Regulatory Filing
News: NORTH
A nutrition assistant who sought benefits for a back injury was charged with fraud for allegedly concealing two previous back injuries suffered in car crashes, the California Department of Insurance announced.
Kia Lor, 54, of Merced, filed a claim for a back injury she said she sustained Oct. 5, 2018, while lifting a cooler at a Merced Community Action Agency picnic.
During treatment, when… Read more »
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation on Thursday reported that an influx of claims for COVID-19 resulted in frequency increasing in 2020 compared to 2019.
“Although COVID-19 caused a brief shutdown for some jobs and moved others to remote work, the total number of workers’ compensation claims reported to DWC in 2020 was about 24% higher than in… Read more »The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced possible rulemaking it said would eliminate a conflict between two regulations and clarify its outpatient hospital payment policy.
L&I said in a Tuesday notice of potential rulemaking activity that there is a conflict… Read more »
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced the creation of a Worker Protection Unit that will focus on misclassification, payroll fraud, wage theft and other avenues of worker exploitation.
“Misclassification, payroll fraud and wage theft are somewhat complicated terms, but at their simplest, they are all instances of… Read more »
The Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims is holding a hearing in May on proposed rules that would create a medical director position within the agency to monitor the fee schedule, treatment guidelines and formulary, and adjudicate disputes over the appropriateness of medical services provided to injured workers and… Read more »
Recently, I viewed a webinar on home ergonomics advice from ErgoSmith that is owned by Mindy Smith. I have seen her present at least five or six times over the last 15 years. If you contact her, she may share the whole presentation with you.
She graciously allowed me to use a few slides from her presentation. I decided to use three of them to not… Read more »
A Southern California roofing contractor who pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts of fraud for underreporting his payroll was ordered to pay $141,265 in restitution, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced.
David Burgmeier, 53, owned and operated Burgmeier Construction Co. in Simi Valley. He systematically underreported the size of his payroll and number of employees to State Compensation Insurance Fund and the state Employment… Read more »The Arizona House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that would remove… Read more »
The Association of Claims Professionals applauded the introduction of legislation in the New York State… Read more »
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that it adopted a package of rules that will, among other things, increase the maximum allowable payment amounts for most physician services by an average of 2%.
Maximum allowable payments for office visits would increase 10%, under the rules the division finalized Wednesday and that take effect April 1.
The division said the revised rules will also increase the conversion factor for anesthesia services to $60.93 from $59.74.
At… Read more »The California Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing April 8 to review the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating… Read more »
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an amendment to the inpatient hospital portion… Read more »
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