Workers' Compensation News
| DWC Sets First Quarter Discount Rate at 8.11% | 12/22/2022 | ||
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| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the interest rate used to calculate the present-day value of lump sum settlements will climb to 8.11% on Jan. 1 from 7.46% for the final quarter of 2022. ...Read More | |||
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DLI Seeks Work Comp Campus User Feedback | 12/21/2022 | |
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| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry and Minnesota IT Services have partnered with BerryDunn to conduct a review of the department’s workers' compensation portal, Work Comp Campus. ...Read More | |||
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Double-Dipping Window Washer to Pay More Than $30,000 in Restitution | 12/20/2022 | |
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| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said a man actively working at his window cleaning company while receiving benefits was ordered to pay more than $30,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to one count of fraud. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Posts Adjustments to DMEPOS Section of Fee Schedule | 12/16/2022 | ||
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes taking effect in the Medicare payment system next year. The division said ...Read More | |||
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Dan Myers Named BWC Chief Actuary | 12/16/2022 | |
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| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that Dan Myers will take over the position of chief actuary on Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Defective Briefing Leads to Dismissal of Injured Nurse's Challenge | 12/15/2022 | |
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| The Missouri Court of Appeals threw out an injured nurse’s challenge to a grant of summary judgment to her employer on her claims of discrimination and retaliation. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants in Labor Law Case Get Partial Summary Judgment on Indemnification Claim | 12/15/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law case should have been granted summary judgment on their contractual indemnification claim against the injured worker’s employer and that the common-law claims should not have been dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Divided Court Upholds Dismissal of Affirmative Defense | 12/13/2022 | |
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| A divided New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a Labor Law defendant’s defense that an injured worker was the sole proximate cause of a ladder accident. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants in Civil Suit Fail to Prove Entitlement to Immunity as Statutory Employers | 12/12/2022 | |
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| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that the defendants in an injured worker’s civil case were not entitled to summary judgment on their claim that they were immune from liability under the workers’ compensation law. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Requests Comments on Designated Doctor Rules and Forms | 12/12/2022 | |
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| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation formally proposed two rules that it said would improve the operation of the designated doctor program. ...Read More | |||
