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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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Top Story: Monday, April 22, 2019
A highly anticipated case that could shed new light on a compounding pharmacy controversy and involving some of the biggest names in workers' compensation could be headed to trial by early this fall.
In Liberty Mutual Insurance v. 700 Pharmacy, filed in 2017, the insurance giant charges Pennsylvania doctor-owned pharmacies with fraud and overbilling on… Read more »
Employees who had access to a workplace wellness program were more likely to exercise regularly and actively manage their weight than those who weren’t offered the program, according to a new study of workers at a large retail warehouse company.
But the research found no reduction in health care costs or use of medical services in the wellness group, according to the study, published last… Read more »The Oregon Supreme Court last week unanimously ruled that a truck driver who was injured while performing a… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker should not have been subjected to a forfeiture of his… Read more »
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The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a firefighter based on the degree of leg impairment caused by a hip injury prior to surgery.
Case: Loudoun County v. Richardson, No. 1533-18-4, 04/16/2019, published.
Facts: Michael Richardson worked for Loudoun County as a fire battalion chief. He injured his left hip during a… Read more »
A Missouri appellate court upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a hospital employee who fell while carting her belongings from a parking lot to her work station.
Case: McDowell v. St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, No. WD82076, 04/16/2019, published.
Facts: Lois McDowell worked for St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City. Her normal practice was to arrive about 15 minutes before her shift and park in… Read more »A Delaware Superior Court judge ruled that the Industrial Accident Board cannot “award” an injured worker the return of his sick leave time for a period during which he was entitled to temporary total disability benefits.
Case: Blair v. Smyrna School District, No. K18A-08-001 WLW, 04/05/2019, published.
Facts: James Blair Jr. worked for… Read more »
A Florida House committee wasted little time Thursday approving a cancer-presumption bill that firefighters have been working on for at least a decade.
Emotions ran high as firefighters and some state officials crowded into the room and watched the State Affairs Committee unanimously approve House Bill 857, which takes cancer… Read more »
An employee of the New York State Office of Mental Health has been charged with several felony offenses after allegedly being found operating a business while collecting workers' compensation benefits.
Karl Hellinger, 53, of Clinton, New York, was a security assistant at the Central New York Psychiatric Center, according to a… Read more »
In a memorable Dilbert cartoon (April 30, 1995), Dilbert is introduced to a new vice president of his company. She asks about his day and he explains he was just emailing a coworker who is near a window to see if it is raining.
He explains that "If it is raining, I will fashion a raincoat from a large garbage bag." The new VP asks. "Are you planning to go out at… Read more »
Washington lawmakers sent Gov. Jay Inslee a bill that would clarify that a contentious presumption created last year also applies to people who didn’t undergo a medical exam before they started working at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
House Bill 1490, by Rep. Timm Ormsby, D-Spokane, was delivered to the governor on Wednesday.
The bill would ease one of the requirements from a 2017 law that presumes respiratory disease, heart problems, beryllium disease,… Read more »The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first generic version of Narcan nasal spray, a… Read more »
The Southern Association of Workers' Compensation Administrators will hold its annual convention July 29-Aug. 2 in Savannah,… Read more »
An investigator for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission resigned after being confronted with what the Chicago Tribune characterizes as racist and sexist emails.
Donald R. Johnson resigned immediately in February when confronted about the emails, according to a report released Friday by the state’s Office of Executive Inspector General.
The inspector general said it found 18 non-work related emails on Johnson’s computer, including threads with… Read more »The North Carolina Senate on Thursday confirmed Gov. Roy Cooper’s appointment of Rep. Ken Goodman to… Read more »
Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee will continue a lengthy review of pending workers’ compensation bills during its next… Read more »
A framing contractor is facing $603,850 in proposed federal penalties for allegedly exposing workers to the risk of falls at residential construction sites in Royersford, Collegeville and Center Valley, Pennsylvania.
Navy Contractors Inc. was cited on March 27 by… Read more »
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