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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: Friday, July 19, 2019
The New York State Department of Financial Services has fined Applied Underwriters $3 million for offering workers’ compensation insurance bundled with side agreements that weren't filed with or approved by the department.
In announcing the fine on Thursday, DFS said the bundled programs were sold under names including EquityComp and… Read more »
Although California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara pledged not to accept money from the industry he regulates as part of his 2018 campaign, four months into his first term he took more than $45,000 from people tied to Applied Underwriters, the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog alleges.
The commissioner pledged to return the money shortly after the San Diego Union-Tribune wrote about the… Read more »The Montana Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a security guard was barred from receiving benefits for an… Read more »
A divided Texas appellate court upheld a jury’s verdict finding an employer liable for $12.343 million in damages to two employees who were struck… Read more »
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A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a gross negligence claim against a contractor for the deaths of two workers who were struck by an out-of-control truck while cleaning the shoulder of a highway.
Case: Manzano-Hernandez v. Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving Contractors, No. 11-18-00003-CV, 07/18/2019, published.
Facts: Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving Contractors worked… Read more »
Two groups trying to unionize drivers for Uber and Lyft, as well as the Service Employees International Union, took out a full-page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle demanding that drivers be brought into negotiations over any legislation that could reclassify them as employees.
Assembly Bill 5, by Lorena Gonzalez, D-San… Read more »A doctor accused of referring workers’ compensation patients to his own clinics for additional services must stand trial on felony charges, a Riverside County judge has ruled.
Dr. Sanjoy Banerjee, 43, was charged in May 2018 with two counts of insurance fraud and five counts of perjury. He pleaded not guilty in July 2018.
On Tuesday,… Read more »
Drugmakers flooded the country with 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pills during the seven-year period from 2006 through 2012, according to a report by the Washington Post.
The Post pulled data from a Drug Enforcement Administration database that it says shows just six companies were responsible for distributing 75% of those… Read more »
Smaller farms in New York will have to obtain workers’ compensation coverage for their workers, under a bill that takes effect Jan. 1, 2020.
Democrat Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday signed into law S6578/A8419, also known as the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act.
The bill, by Sen. Jessica… Read more »
Getting the best outcomes for injured workers involves much more than just treating the actual injury. Their recoveries depend on a variety of additional factors such as whether they have access to healthy food and clean water, their ability to travel to medical… Read more »
Emergency rules expected to go into effect in early August will require California employers to protect workers from hazards associated with wildfire smoke, the Department of Industrial Relations announced.
The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on Thursday adopted the emergency rules that will remain in effect for one year. The rules apply to workplaces with an air quality index for airborne particulate matter of 151 or greater, as well as places where employers… Read more »A bill approved last week by the U.S. House of Representatives that would replenish the… Read more »
Pie Insurance, which sells workers’ comp policies online directly to small businesses, has expanded into four additional states:… Read more »
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation released an opioid summary report Thursday showing payments for painkillers dropped just more than 11% in 2017 compared to the previous year.
Report data from 2013 to 2017 shows total payments for opioids have decreased each year since 2015. At the same time, the data shows the number of times opioids appear on a… Read more »
Major workplace injuries and workers’ compensation claims both fell last year, according to the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission 2018 annual report.
The report shows 44,561 major workplace injuries reported last year, which compares to 58,904 reported in the 2017 annual report. The total claim count fell to 46,278 in 2018 after increasing to 48,007 in… Read more »
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