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Top Story: Friday, June 22, 2018
The Texas workers' compensation legal community is abuzz with concern after two major developments: A claimants' attorney was indicted on charges of overbilling and fraudulent billing, and a database released by the state shows other lawyers appear to be billing for an unrealistic number of hours— more than 8,000 hours a year in some… Read more »
A Bay Area lawmaker is pushing legislation that would allow the Office of Self-Insurance Plans to release information about self-insurance programs run by public agencies throughout California.
Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, D-Richmond, on Wednesday amended AB 2334 to add language allowing OSIP to release information… Read more »
A rapid expansion in wearable technology may soon mean that employers will be able to use the devices to prevent workplace injuries, improve treatment of injured workers — or even detect worker fraud.
Regarding the latter, data from Fitbit devices or other fitness trackers can be a “gold mine” for employers and insurers who… Read more »News: West
News: North
- NY 2nd Circuit Establishes Standard for Vacating Arbitration Award
- NY Engineer Struck by Airborne Street Sign Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
- NY Albany's Loss-of-Use Claims Spiked in 2017
- NY Doctor Suspended From Treating Injured Workers Following Tax Fraud
- RI House Approves Limits on Uninsured Fund Payouts
News: South
Michael R. Drobot is asking a federal judge in Southern California to shave four months off the 41-month prison sentence she handed down in March to reflect what he says is new evidence establishing that the kickbacks paid to physicians who referred patients to Pacific Hospital of Long Beach did not incentivize doctors to perform medically unnecessary procedures.
Drobot, who… Read more »
A Texas appellate court denied an employer’s petition for interlocutory review of a trial judge’s determination that its employee was a Jones Act seaman at the time of his alleged injury while being transported to shore.
Case: Orion Marine Construction v. Cepeda, No. 01-18-00323-CV,… Read more »In a case of first impression, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an undisclosed relationship between a party and its party-appointed arbitrator constitutes evident partiality if the relationship violates a contractual requirement of disinterestedness or prejudicially… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that an engineer who was struck by an airborne street sign was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim.
Case: Makkieh v. Judlau Contracting Inc., No. 6830 161493/15, 06/07/2018, published.
Facts: Mahmoud Makkieh… Read more »
A divided Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for the second of two alleged on-the-job accidents, despite his questionable credibility.
Case: Jeansonne v. Department of Public Safety and Corrections, No. 17-635, 06/06/2018,… Read more »
Will many utilization review organizations miss the upcoming July 1 deadline for utilization review accreditation?
That is looking increasingly likely.
Labor Code section 4610(g)(4) requires UR programs to be accredited by July 1, 2018. This provision, added as part of the SB 1160 reforms in 2016, provides that until the administrative director adopts rules… Read more »
The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a worker’s attorney is entitled to an award of $2,200 in fees because the worker “prevailed” against the denial of his claim when the Supreme Court denied a petition for review.
Under Oregon law, attorneys representing workers’ compensation claimants may not recover a fee for legal services performed on appeal, without judicial approval.
Oregon Revised… Read more »Payouts for loss-of-use claims in Albany spiked by 1,700% in 2017, leaving the city with almost $2 million in payouts to injured city workers,… Read more »
The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has revoked the authorization of Dr. Avelino Rosales to treat… Read more »
The Rhode Island House of Representatives this week passed a bill that will limit the amount that injured workers and their dependents could receive from the state's uninsured employer fund.
House Bill 8215, introduced by Democratic state Reps. Robert Craven and Carol Hagan McEntee, would rename the fund as the Rhode Island Uninsured Protection Fund and would limit benefit payments to a total of $50,000, plus attorneys' fees related to the… Read more »A plan to limit opioid prescriptions for injured workers has passed a conference committee and now is in the hands of… Read more »
All California employers would be allowed to pay temporary disability benefits by debit card, under a recently… Read more »
The Texas Office of Injured Employee Counsel posted online two posters that must be posted in workplaces: an Ombudsman Program notice that all employers are required to display, and a notice about the state’s new first responder advocacy program.
The OIEC said changes were made to the ombudsman notice in April, its first update since 2013. The poster, posted in a printable format, informs employees that an ombudsman is available to assist with a… Read more »Chubb has named Paul Lewis industry practice leader for the company’s North America commercial… Read more »
An increased price per share was enough to convince AmTrust Financial Services Inc. shareholders to… Read more »
The Idaho Industrial Commission announced that it is considering changes to its rules governing the calculation of wages for temporary total disability payments and temporary partial disability payments.
The commission said it “wants to clarify its expectation regarding average weekly wage calculation for TTP/TPD… Read more »
Arizona-based CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Co. announced the re-election of four members of its board of directors: LoriAnn Lowery-Biggers, Marc Schmittlein, Donald A. Smith Jr. and Stephen Tully.
The carrier said Lowery-Biggers is an insurance industry leader with more than 25 years of experience that includes serving as president of field operations… Read more »
A South Florida utility contractor has been cited for exposing employees to trench cave-ins and other hazards, and is facing $18,659 in proposed penalties.
Douglas N. Higgins Inc. was cited on June 6 by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company has 15 business days to contest the citations.
As part of its National… Read more »
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