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A federal appellate court in an unpublished decision upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a Colorado volunteer firefighter’s bad faith actions against the administrators who handled his claim.
Cyrus Rajabi served as a volunteer firefighter for the Arvada Fire Protection District. He suffered injuries during a training exercise in April 2017.
Arvada Fire reported the incident to its insurance carrier, which used Tristar Group as its claims administrator. Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. took over as the claims administrator in… Read more »
The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the denial of an employer’s motion to set aside a default judgment as untimely.
Case: Gamez v. EasyEx MO Ofallon LLC, No. ED113623, 01/13/2026, published.
Facts and procedural history: Celestina Gamez worked for EasyEx MO Ofallon LLC. After her employment ended, she filed suit against EasyEx, asserting claims for violations of the Missouri Human Rights Act and the workers’ compensation law.
EasyEx’s… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell from a scaffold was… Read more »
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A New York roofing contractor settled with the U.S. Labor Department over workplace safety violations stemming from a 2021 fatal fall through an unprotected skylight.
An investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that DME Construction Associates failed to protect workers from fall hazards at a municipal building project in Oyster Bay,… Read more »
The California Senate passed an amended bill to adjust permanent partial disability benefits that no longer includes an automatic adjustment for inflation.
The Senate on Tuesday voted 30-10 to pass SB 555, by Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Fresno, which would set permanent partial disability benefits in statute for injuries occurring on or after Jan. 1. As passed, the bill contains blank… Read more »The California Division of Workers' Compensation on Wednesday said all applicants for reappointment as a qualified medical evaluator must satisfy new continuing education requirements by April 1.
In February 2024, the Office of Administrative Law approved rules that the DWC proposed, which included new educational criteria for… Read more »
The Industrial Commission of Arizona is holding hearings in February to discuss proposed revisions to its fee schedule.
This year's update to the Arizona Physicians' and Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule Proposal includes a newly developed dental fee schedule and will take effect May 1, the ICA said.
Proposed conversion factors for the… Read more »
The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions on Wednesday opened nominations for its 10th annual NextGen Awards.
The association said the awards recognize people under 40 who are positively impacting the workers' compensation industry and doing exemplary work for their organizations.
Nominations can be made… Read more »
A bill introduced Tuesday in the Vermont Senate would extend workers' compensation to include post-traumatic stress disorder benefits for emergency communications personnel, aligning them with protections afforded to traditional first responders.
S.B. 306 would recognize 911 call takers, public safety dispatchers and other emergency communications workers as “first responders in communications.” The measure would allow those workers… Read more »
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