Workers' Compensation News


	Cleaning After Use of Toilet Doesn't Break Causal Connection Between Accident, Back Injury		07/16/2018
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: OH \| Segment: NORTH \| 129 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 39 min read
	An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker’s act of cleaning herself after using the restroom did not break the causal connection between her prior work accident and the herniation of a disc in her back. ...Read More


	Memorial Service for Longtime Commissioner Leeds Set for July 21		07/16/2018

	State: MD \| Segment: SOUTH \| 81 \| 0
	A memorial service will be held Saturday for former Maryland Workers' Compensation Commissioner Jacques Leeds Jr. Leeds died July 1 at age 90. The...Read More


	Court Tosses Police Officer's Tort Claim for Injuries Sustained in Pursuit of Suspects		07/16/2018
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: NY \| Segment: NORTH \| 72 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 2 min read
	A New York appellate court ruled that an injured police officer could not pursue a personal injury claim against a general contractor in charge of a construction site where the officer allegedly fell while pursuing robbery suspects. ...Read More


	Registration Opens for Educational Conference		07/16/2018

	State: OR \| Segment: WEST \| 99 \| 0 \| Popular with Insurance \| 120 min read
	Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services opened registration for its 16th annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference scheduled for the end of September. ...Read More


	Medical Committee Meets Thursday to Tackle Formulary Requirements of HB2		07/16/2018

	State: KY \| Segment: SOUTH \| 114 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 38 min read
	A medical advisory committee, tasked with devising ways to implement a drug formulary and prescribing guidelines as required by House Bill 2, will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday. ...Read More


	Employers ID Cumulative Trauma as Work Comp Quagmire		07/13/2018
	By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
	State: CA \| Segment: Top \| 1850 \| 5 \| Popular with Legal \| 30 min read
	ANAHEIM, California — California employers on Thursday gave the state labor secretary a trophy to take back to Gov. Jerry Brown for bringing stability to the workers’ compensation system, while sending a message to the next governor that they want something done about cumulative traum...Read More


	DWC Announces P&T Committee Members, First Meeting		07/13/2018

	State: CA \| Segment: WEST \| 333 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 23 min read
	The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced the six people selected to serve on the committee that will consult with the agency on updates to the prescription drug formulary. ...Read More


	NCCI: Hospital Consolidation Likely Impacting Comp Costs		07/13/2018
	By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
	State: NA \| Segment: Top \| 217 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 28 min read
	Hospital mergers have substantially reduced operating costs for acquired hospitals but increased hospital prices by double-digit percentages, a trend that is expected to impact workers’ compensation medical costs, according to a new report. ...Read More


	Memo Reminds Attorneys on Overbilling; Texas Mutual Says 'It's Not Over'		07/13/2018
	By: William Rabb (Reporter)
	State: TX \| Segment: Top \| 293 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 14 min read
	After news broke last month that a claimants' attorney had been indicted on fraudulent billing charges and that other attorneys had billed for thousands of hours per year, many in the state expected regulators to launch some sort of investigation. ...Read More


	Worker Can't Sue Employer for Trying to Make Him Pose as Contractor		07/13/2018
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: MI \| Segment: NORTH \| 108 \| 0 \| Popular with Insurance \| 6 min read
	A divided Michigan Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker has no civil remedy against his direct employer for allegedly pressing him to pose as an independent contractor. ...Read More

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OH - Five Employers Plead Guilty to $269,000 in Fraud for Lapsed Coverage

07/17/2018 | 54 | 0

Five employers and one injured worker have been convicted of defrauding the Ohio workers' compensation system of more than $269,000. “If these employers had just played by the rules and reached out to us for help when they were struggling, we could have had a better outcome for all involved,” Jim Wernecke, director of BWC’s special investigations department, said in a statement issued Friday. “Instead, they went in a different direction and now they have a criminal record in addition to their unpaid BWC premiums.” The six were convicted in June aft... Read More

NE - Schroeder Named Court Administrator

07/17/2018 | 34 | 0

Longtime workers' compensation attorney Jill Gradwohl Schroeder has been named administrator for the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court. Schroeder, who has spent 30 years with the Lincoln firm of Baylor Evnen, will assume her new duties Monday, the court announced. She replaces general counsel Lorra O'Banion, who has served as acting administrator for the past eight weeks. The court administrator manages the court functions, is the primary liaison between the presiding judge and administrative and operational side of the court, and oversees implementation and enforcement of adm... Read More

OR - Registration Opens for Educational Conference

07/16/2018 | 99 | 0 | 120 min read

Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services opened registration for its 16th annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference scheduled for the end of September. The conference is designed for those working in the state’s work comp system, with general sessions providing information about the entire industry, and concurrent workshops that focus on specific issues. The department said the 2018 conference will include basic workshops for those new to the state’s system, as well as advanced workshops for those more familiar with the state’s rules. Reg... Read More

CA - Civilian LAPD Worker Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud

07/16/2018 | 406 | 0 | 18 min read

A civilian worker for the Los Angeles Police Department pleaded guilty to one felony count of insurance fraud and was ordered to pay $3,491 in restitution, county prosecutors announced. Gerald R. Pulley, 51, was a senior clerk typist for the department. The District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that Pulley had been on temporary disability leave when he was cleared to return to work in February 2017. Rather than go back to his job, Pulley returned to a second job working as a security guard while continuing to collect benefits from the Police Department. Pulley’s felony ... Read More

WI - Rates to Drop For Third Straight Year

07/16/2018 | 148 | 0 | 51 min read

Most Wisconsin employers will see another drop in workers' compensation rates after the state insurance commissioner approved a rate reduction for the third straight year. Commissioner Ted Nickel The Wisconsin Compensation Rating Bureau recommended a 6.03% rate reduction last month and the commissioner of insurance approved it last week. It goes into effect Oct. 1, and follows an 8.46% decline in 2017 and a 3.19% drop in 2016, the Department of Workforce Development announced. The latest reduction is expected to save about $134 million annually for Wisconsin employers. Wisc... Read More

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