Workers' Compensation News
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End of an Era as DIR Director Christine Baker Abruptly Retires | 04/03/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 6 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Christine Baker, director of the California Department of Industrial Relations since 2011, has retired. ...Read More | |||
| Eight Providers Suspended for Fraud or Loss of License | 04/03/2018 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Eight medical providers were suspended from the California workers’ comp system — five for fraud and three because they lost their medical licenses, the Division of Workers’ Compensation announced Monday. The new suspension orders, signed by Administrative Director ...Read More | |||
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EK Health Hires Eastern, Western Sales Executives | 04/03/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| EK Health has hired Stephanie Reynolds and Dieter Pinner as sales executives for the Western and Eastern regions, respectively. ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Lien Shouldn't Have Been Limited | 04/03/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that an employer’s recovery on a lien against an injured employee's third-party settlement should not have been limited to the amount the employee had deposited with the trial court. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Liable for $0 in Benefits Must Pay Worker's Share of Attorney Fees | 04/02/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that an employer was responsible for the payment of a worker’s share of the fee owed to an attorney. ...Read More | |||
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Evidence in Equipoise Required Finding of Compensability for Worker | 03/29/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a longtime mine worker, finding the evidence as to the cause of his back injury had been in equipoise, which required the claim to be treated as compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Hit With Penalties for Failure to Timely Make Payment of Settlement | 03/21/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of $57,733 in attorney fees and penalties against an employer for adding additional contractual language on the checks that it sent him, essentially attempting to force the worker to acknowledge the terms of payment when it had no contractual right to m...Read More | |||
| Even WC Commission Deals With Attorney Fees, Audit Shows | 03/16/2018 | ||
| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission itself has had to grapple with higher-than-expected attorney fees, according to an examination of the agency's books by the state auditor. The audit found that the commission in 2017 paid an attorney $200 an hour, instead of $190...Read More | |||
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Employer and Sister Corps. Held Liable for $670,000 in Premium to Self-Insurance Fund | 03/13/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 1 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an employer was liable to a self-insurance fund for nearly $670,000 in unpaid premium, and that two of its sister corporations shared in its liability, but its contingent liability insurance carrier did not. ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Contract With 3rd Party Waived Ability to Pursue Subrogation Claim | 03/12/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that the terms of an employer’s contract with a third party prohibited the assertion of a subrogation claim against the third party. ...Read More | |||
