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By Steve Nichols, Contributor
A Texas legislator has filed a bill in the state House of Representatives that would restore bad faith to the Texas workers’ compensation claim.
House Bill 1702, by Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, proposes amending Section 541.060 of the Insurance Code to provide that unfair claims settlement provisions of Texas’ insurance laws apply to the handling of workers’ compensation claims. Collier has filed a… Read more »
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s estate was entitled to recover the amount it reimbursed the employer’s workers’ compensation carrier out of a third-party settlement from underinsured motorist coverage.
Case: Secura Supreme Insurance Co. v. Estate of Huck, No. 2020AP1078-FT, 03/22/2023, published.
Facts: Daniel Huck worked for the Village of Mount Pleasant. He was struck and killed by a motorist while he working in September 2018. The village’s workers’ compensation… Read more »A Delaware Superior Court judge ruled that the Industrial Accident Board abused its… Read more »
A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries… Read more »
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A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant’s contribution claim against its project engineer should have been dismissed on summary judgment, but its indemnification claim could proceed.
Case: Shelton v. Chelsea Piers LP, No. 150506/16, 595446/17, 595464/18, 03/14/2023, published.
Facts and procedural history: Michael Shelton filed a… Read more »
California workplace safety officials issued 18 citations, including six for willful-serious violations, to Parter Medical Products Inc. for failing to protect its employees from overexposure to ethylene oxide, a toxic chemical used to sterilize medical devices.
Cal/OSHA’s Process Safety Management Unit — responsible for inspecting refineries and chemical plants… Read more »An appeals court in Illinois on Wednesday granted a disability award to a firefighter who suffered a stroke but may have had preexisting conditions.
Charles Melton, an East Peoria employee for more than 20 years, in 2020 applied for an occupational disease disability pension, alleging a “work-related stroke… Read more »
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has posted an order adjusting the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code Section 5307.1.
The Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Fee Schedule update order adopts the following Medicare second quarter changes:
CMS’ Medicare… Read more »
The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court announced that Erica Ziemann is its new workers’ compensation auditor, effective March 1.
The auditor position is responsible for the court’s self-insurance program, which is managed by the regulatory programs section of the court.
In her new role, Ziemann will review applications from employers to… Read more »
As the claims manager goes, so goes the office.
The most important job in a workers’ compensation claim office is the claims manager.
Most companies strive for consistency and accuracy with regard to benefit provision. They work hard to achieve these… Read more »
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