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A Florida appellate court upheld a finding that a firefighter’s arrhythmia-based heart condition qualified as heart disease that presumptively was caused by her employment.
Chelsea Illeck joined the fire department in the Villages Community Development District as a full-time firefighter in 2014.
Illeck underwent a preemployment physical that showed no evidence of heart disease, but in 2023, she began suffering chest pain,… Read more »
The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld a determination that a casino employee was entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall she sustained as she was arriving for work, but overturned her award of fees and penalties.
In Ralser v. Harrah’s New Orleans, No. 2026-C-00657, the court noted that generally, injuries sustained when an employee is traveling to and from work are not considered… Read more »
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld default judgment against an employer for failing to pay its workers’ compensation insurance premiums.
Case: Wesco Insurance Co. v. Martins Drywall LLC, No. AC 48000, 09/22/2026, published.
Facts: Wesco Insurance Co. is a New Hampshire corporation authorized to do business in Connecticut. It contracted with Martins Drywall LLC to provide… Read more »
The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has scheduled an in-depth web discussion on workers' compensation fraud, set for Oct. 21.
Former Orange County prosecutor Shaddi Kamiabipour and former major case investigator Teena Barton will share practical lessons from the front lines of fraud investigations, enforcement actions and prosecutions.
Professionals in claims, underwriting, premium audit,… Read more »
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section has scheduled fourth-quarter training sessions in October.
All times are Pacific. The sessions are:
11 a.m. Oct. 7 — WCS workers’ compensation and Nevada employers.
11 a.m. Oct. 14 — C-4 form healthcare provider responsibilities and coverage verification service (CVS).
11 a.m. Oct. 21 — deep dive into D-35.
11 a.m. Oct. 28 —… Read more »Rising Medical Solutions released its 13th annual Workers' Compensation Benchmarking Study Report on Thursday, revealing execution patterns that separate high-performing claims organizations.
The report explores the question: Why do organizations… Read more »
(Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series about artificial intelligence in California workers’ compensation.)
Artificial intelligence isn’t just a law firm problem that stays behind closed doors. When a defense attorney decides to outsource his brain to a robot with the legal judgment of an overconfident first-year law student, the consequences don’t… Read more »
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