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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.
Some of David's favorite charities:
Kids Chance of California or Angel Flight West.
David J. DePaolo
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Top Story: Tuesday, December 11, 2018
A prominent claimants' attorney who is accused of taking kickbacks from the Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas plans to assert that it was not a crime to accept the payments because his clients had signed consent forms acknowledging the arrangement.
The 10 remaining defendants in the alleged health care kickback scheme are… Read more »
California’s Medical-Legal Fee Schedule could be improved by abandoning the time-based payment methodology for a flat rate, and adding bonuses for timely and complete reports, according to a new Rand Corp. report.
Rand researcher Barbara Wynn writes that when the study started, she expected to find that the MLFS was undervalued compared to payments under the Official Medical Fee… Read more »Ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft are making inroads into workers’… Read more »
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that further… Read more »
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- NC Supreme Court Tosses Award Due to Change in Statutory Presumption of Compensability
- FL Court Strikes Expert Medical Opinion on Compensability of Worker's Mold Exposure
- WV 4th Circuit Upholds Air Ambulance Provider's ADA Challenge to State Fee Schedule
- VA Bills Would Expand Presumption for Firefighters, Ease Contractor Status for Taxi Drivers
A California appellate court ruled that an employer may apportion a worker’s disability following a work injury to a previously asymptomatic, underlying condition.
Case: City of Petaluma v. WCAB (Lindh), No. A153811, 12/20/2018, published.
Facts: Aaron Lindh worked as a police officer for… Read more »
A deferred retirement program intended to keep veteran police and firefighters on the job in Los Angeles is not cost-neutral, despite being sold as such to voters in 2001.
The City of Los Angeles launched a review of the Deferred Retirement Option Plan after the Los Angeles Times reported more than 1,200 people who signed up for the program subsequently took time off for… Read more »The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned an award of benefits to a Wal-Mart employee because it was unclear whether the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s decision was based only on a presumption of compensability that the legislature eliminated.
Case: Pine v.… Read more »
A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge of compensation claims should not have admitted the medical opinion presented by a worker allegedly sickened by her exposure to mold.
Case: Brown Diversified Industries Corp. v. Prendiville, No. 1D17-4802, 12/10/2018, published.
Facts: Eileen… Read more »
Air ambulance providers last week notched yet another win in their battle against state regulation of their rates.
The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that federal law prohibited West Virginia from setting a maximum allowable recovery for air ambulance… Read more »
In October, the Mississippi Court of Appeals published Emmanuel Ridge Community Services Inc. v. Loggins. It is a case primarily about about time, and there are lessons to be learned from that aspect. It also appears to be about diligence in a broader sense, and that is worthy of examination as well.
In Emmanuel Ridge, the injured worker prevailed in her… Read more »
Two workers' compensation bills that saw little action in 2018 have been carried over to the 2019 legislative session, which begins Jan. 9.
SB 642, introduced by Sen. Jeremy McPike, D-Woodbridge, would expand Virginia's presumption law for firefighters to include colon cancer. The measure also would drop the requirement that the employee show that he or she had exposure to a toxic substance at work before claiming compensation.
"Leukemia or pancreatic,… Read more »There's no such thing as a prospective injury in workers' compensation, and insurance won't pay for… Read more »
Workers' compensation costs may be dropping across the country, but not for coal mining companies in Pennsylvania.
The Coal Mine Compensation… Read more »
A.M. Best is maintaining a stable outlook for the commercial lines segment of the U.S. property and casualty insurance industry for 2019, in part due to continued profitability of workers’ compensation, the segment’s largest line of business.
Workers’ comp has generated “generally favorable earnings” in the first three quarters of 2018, A.M. Best analysts noted in a new market segment report.
Rate decreases have not yet had an adverse impact on the workers’ comp loss… Read more »The Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation increased the Workers’ Compensation Cash Fund premium surcharge, to 1.35% for 2019,… Read more »
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the factor used to calculate… Read more »
Workers’ comp premium renewal rates were down 3.25% in November, following a 3.20% decrease in October, according to results of the Ivans index.
Among other commercial lines, commercial auto rates were up 4.66% in November, a smaller increase than the 4.81% increase in October. Business owner policy rates rose 4.14%, general liability rates were up 2.65%, commercial property… Read more »
Allied American Underwriters, a division of USG Insurance Services Inc., has hired Stan Connally as a producer/broker for workers’ compensation in the Tampa, Florida, branch.
Connally joins AAU with 36 years of experience in the insurance industry, specializing in workers’ compensation. Most recently, he was vice president of marketing for Employers… Read more »
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