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An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s latest effort to obtain compensation for fees that were allegedly deducted from his benefits as part of the state’s debit card benefit payment program.
In February 2021, Michael Cirino filed a class-action complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
The action arose from a debit card program established by the Bureau of Workers'… Read more »
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of an injured correctional officer’s claim for duty disability retirement benefits.
Case: Smith v. Public Employees Retirement System of Mississippi, No. 2021-SA-00051-COA, 05/03/2022, published.
Facts: John Smith worked as a correctional officer at Washington County Regional Correctional Facility in Greenville, Mississippi.
On March 29, 2016, less than two months after he was hired, Smith was injured while attempting to restrain an… Read more »In a case of first impression, the North Carolina… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to assert a viable Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries… Read more »
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A New York appellate court ruled that a roofer who provided differing accounts of how he fell from a ladder was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim.
Case: Jurski v. City of New York, No. 2019-07626, 04/27/2022, published.
Facts: Andrezj Jurski worked as a roofer for Kel-Tech Construction. He allegedly sustained injuries when he fell from an… Read more »
California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Ted Richards to serve as chief counsel of the Division of Workers’ Compensation.
The chief counsel works under the general direction of the DWC administrative director to plan, organize and manage the division’s Legal Unit.
Richards has been a sole practitioner since 2020. Before that, he was managing attorney in the Sacramento and Chico offices of Stander… Read more »Sedgwick on Thursday announced that it purchased Orchid Medical, a provider of ancillary medical management solutions for the workers’ compensation industry.
Sedgwick said the deal is an investment in the continued growth of its ancillary care network, which aims to ensure injured workers receive prompt service for… Read more »
Workers’ compensation rate reductions in the first three months of 2022 more than offset rate increases, according to an S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis of filings submitted with state insurance regulators.
Regulators in South Carolina approved a rate cut for 2022 that S&P projects will reduce written premium in the state by $52.7 million.… Read more »
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking public comments on three proposed new forms relating to wage statements.
Proposed DWC Form-003, “Employer’s Wage Statement,” is necessary to allow employers a way to provide carriers with wage information so they can calculate average weekly earnings and… Read more »
Artificial intelligence. Blockchain. Wearables. Smartphones. Chatbots. Various combinations thereof.
All these tech wonder-things are working their way into workers’ comp, or at least trying to. I’ve been tracking this sporadically (who has time to monitor all the press releases announcing this revolutionary app or that whiz-bang solution?) and have come… Read more »
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section opened registration for free online training classes that will be held throughout the rest of the year.
The educational programs will cover topics ranging from claims processing to fee schedules and billing.
The first program June 7 will address the process for using a D-35 form to request a rotating physician or chiropractor.
On June 29 and again on Oct. 12, the WCS is holding training on the C-4 claims… Read more »
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