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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.
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David J. DePaolo
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Top Story: Friday, January 15, 2021
Two new national reports shed light on 2020 and the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the workers' compensation industry.
First, net written premium for 2020 has taken a significant hit, but profit levels remain strong, the National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a report released Thursday. Net premium for calendar year 2020 is estimated to be at just under $39 billion — an 8.1% drop from 2019, based on data from across… Read more »
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the specific loss benefits payable to a worker’s daughter are subject to the employer’s subrogation lien.
Case: Kinzler v. WCAB (Association for Vascular Access), No. 165 C.D. 2020, 01/06/2021, published.
Facts and procedural history: Janet Kinzler worked for the Association for Vascular Access as its director of marketing, outreach and membership.
Kinzler fell from a high stool while at a work-related event at a… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a bus driver with deep vein thrombosis failed to prove a continuing… Read more »
A Missouri appellate court ruled that a treatment provider’s claim for additional payment was subject to… Read more »
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- PA Specific Loss Benefits Subject to Subrogation Lien
- NY Bus Driver Fails to Prove Continuing Disability From Deep Vein Thrombosis
- NY Hospital Employee Gets Benefits for Assault Injuries
- NY NYPD Sgt. Fraudulently Obtained 9/11 Benefits, Justice Department Says
- MN Department to Offer New EDI Functionality on Claims System
A New York appellate court ruled that a hospital employee who was assaulted as she left work is entitled to benefits.
Case: Matter of Jean-Pierre v. Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, No. 530449, 01/07/2021, published.
Facts: Marie Anite Jean-Pierre worked in a medical complex in Brooklyn. On Aug. 6, 2018, she left the hospital after finishing her shift at around… Read more »
Another Kentucky coal company manager has pleaded guilty to rigging dust sampling procedures in mines in order to hide the extent of dangerous conditions that could trigger federal penalties.
Steve DeMoss, who was a foreman and safety director for Armstrong Coal, agreed that he had helped to submit misleadingly low coal dust readings to mine regulators, according to a… Read more »Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced more than $126,000 in fines levied on a Salem fitness center for “willfully continuing to potentially expose employees” to COVID-19, the agency said in a news release.
Marion County is considered an “extreme risk” area for the virus, and OSHA said the center continued to… Read more »
A New York City police sergeant has been charged after allegedly filing false claims in order to receive workers’ compensation benefits following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to the Department of Justice.
Prosecutors last week charged Sally Spinosa, 55, of Freehold, New Jersey,… Read more »
The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation on Feb. 9 will hold another hearing on proposed medical reimbursement dispute rules.
The hearing, the third since October, will begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern and will be held virtually on the GoToMeeting platform. The link is here. Stakeholders may also join… Read more »
Haven Healthcare, the Amazon-JPMorgan-Berkshire Hathaway joint venture intended to reinvent health care, is no more. The quest to improve access to primary care, simplify insurance coverage and make prescription drugs more affordable ended after… Read more »
Two weeks from now, the Minnesota Department of Labor will roll out a new feature for its online workers' compensation claims management system.
The update to the Work Comp Campus system will provide an electronic data interchange (EDI) release and enhanced functionality, including new flexibility on employer identification numbers for sole proprietors; more flexibility when duplicate transactions are encountered; easier editing on employee dates of birth; and more, the… Read more »Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota have proposed a bill that would offer workers’ compensation… Read more »
A state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require all California contractors to purchase workers’… Read more »
The Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing next month to discuss a proposed COVID-19-related update to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule, according to a news release.
The proposed update is based on the latest guidelines from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,… Read more »
The Disability Management Employer Coalition announced the addition of two board members, Francis P. Alvarez and Jeff Oldham.
Alvarez is a principal in the White Plains, New York, office of Jackson Lewis PC. He is the founder and co-leader of the firm's Disability, Leave and Health Management practice group.
Oldham is the chief revenue officer of Nayya, an artificial… Read more »
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