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	Insurers Taking Crack at Eggshell Skull Rule in Apportionment Appeal		07/10/2018
	By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
	State: CA \| Segment: Top \| 1582 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 34 min read
	A case pending before California’s 1st District Court of Appeal could determine whether the long-standing rule holding employers liable for permanent disability caused by the aggravation of a preexisting condition is relevant in the era of apportionment. The 1st DCA in May granted a...Read More


	WCIRB Webinar to 2018 State of System Report		07/10/2018

	State: CA \| Segment: WEST \| 254 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 105 min read
	The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will present its 2018 report on the California’s comp system during a webinar Wednesday morning. The WCIRB on Monday announced the release of its ...Read More


	Nurse Triage Process Draws Increased Scrutiny		07/10/2018
	By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
	State: NA \| Segment: Top \| 400 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 59 min read
	Companies that are primarily providers of workers’ comp nurse triage services may have an incentive to recommend self care for injured employees rather than an in-person or telemedicine visit to a doctor, according to one cost-containment company. But the seemingly cost-saving strat...Read More


	Work Comp Court Adopts New Lump Sum Approval Process		07/10/2018

	State: NE \| Segment: Top \| 140 \| 0 \| Popular with Insurance \| 24 min read
	After years of frustration over the Workers' Compensation Court failing to approve some lump-sum settlement agreements, Nebraska attorneys on both sides of the issue decided to take action. The result was ...Read More


	Provider To Pay Restitution For Inflated Functional Capacity Exam Bills		07/10/2018

	State: TX \| Segment: SOUTH \| 146 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 5 min read
	A Deer Park health care provider was ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution and given three years deferred adjudication for falsifying workers’ compensation claims, the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reported Monday. Enrique Colon performed functional capacity evaluati...Read More


	Auto Insurance Carrier Must Pick Up Tab after Comp Carrier Stopped Paying for Chiropractor		07/10/2018
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: MN \| Segment: NORTH \| 113 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 42 min read
	The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that a no-fault automobile insurance carrier has an obligation to pay for an insured’s chiropractic treatment after the workers’ compensation insurance carrier for the insured’s employer stopped paying because the treatments were excessive un...Read More


	Andrew Indeck Named Chairman at Weber Gallagher		07/10/2018

	State: NJ \| Segment: NORTH \| 63 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 1 min read
	The partnership at law firm Weber Gallagher has elected Andrew Indeck as firm chairman. Indeck, who became chairman on Monday, is the first chair based outside of Philadelphia in the firm’s 27-year history, NJ Biz ...Read More


	SIME Selection Penal Meeting		07/10/2018

	State: AK \| Segment: WEST \| 75 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 3 min read
	The panel that selects doctors to serve as second independent medical examiners for Alaska’s Workers’ Compensation Board will hold a series of meetings later this month. The Second Independent Medical Examiner Selection Panel will meet four times to providers that will be desi...Read More


	Property Owner Can Proceed with Labor Law Claim for Alleged Injuries while Inspecting Work		07/10/2018
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: NY \| Segment: NORTH \| 93 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 13 min read
	A New York appellate court ruled that a construction company was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the Labor Law claims filed by the president of the company that had hired it to perform excavation work after he was injured while inspecting the work at his personal residence. Ca...Read More


	Court Upholds Dismissal of Claims by Worker who Fell from Ladder		07/10/2018
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: NY \| Segment: NORTH \| 87 \| 0 \| Popular with Legal \| 11 min read
	A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker's Labor Law and negligence claims arising out of his alleged fall from a ladder while working on a condomium construction project. Case: Naupari v. Murray, No. 6887 111215/11, 07/03/2018, published. Facts: Jorge Naupa...Read More

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NY - Regulators Approve 11.7% Rate Reduction for Third Cut in Three Years

07/18/2018 | 96 | 0 | 3 min read

The New York Department of Financial Services has approved an overall loss-cost rate decrease of 11.7%, the third straight year that the department has fully endorsed a recommended rate cut. The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board recommended the latest reduction in May, and the DFS approved it last week. It takes effect Oct. 1. The recommended change, following a 4.5% reduction a year ago, was based on the latest statistical data reported by the rating board’s member carriers and reflects the application of generally accepted actuarial principles and methodologies, the b... Read More

CA - Remaining Defendants in Pain Relief Health Center Case Plead Guilty

07/18/2018 | 327 | 0 | 3 min read

A chiropractor accused of running medical mills in Los Angeles and California’s Central Valley pleaded guilty to a single count of aiding and abetting health care fraud, and a psychologist charged with paying kickbacks for referrals pleaded guilty to fraud. Bahar Gharib-Danesh, a chiropractor in Woodland Hills, pleaded guilty July 5 to aiding the fraudulent activities of another chiropractor. Danesh signed a plea agreement saying she directed staff to forward to a third-party billing agency invoices submitted by a person identified as “N.E.” Danesh forwarded the invoic... Read More

CA - Paragon Expands to San Diego, Hires Senior Vice President

07/18/2018 | 119 | 0 | 4 min read

Connecticut-based Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC opened a new office in San Diego, and hired Robert Etzler as senior vice president and director of workers’ compensation. Etzler held leadership roles at Cypress Point-Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Atlas General insurance Services and Midwestern Insurance Alliance prior to joining Paragon, the agency said in a statement. Paragon, a national multi-line specialty managing general agency based in Avon, Connecticut, also announced that it opened a new office in downtown San Diego. The company said it is in negotiations with other indus... Read More

WA - L&I Fines Asbestos Removal Co. $229,700

07/18/2018 | 46 | 0

The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries fined an asbestos removal company $229,700 for exposing workers and the public to unsafe conditions. The department said in a statement that Above & Beyond Asbestos Removal is also under further review for having “demonstrated a continuous indifference to Washington’s asbestos handling rules which protect workers and the public from harm.” Inspections at two job sites found similar violations, according to L&I. Above & Beyond was hired to remove boiler insulation at a Seattle apartment complex. The co... Read More

MA - Democratic Candidate Lacks Work Comp Insurance

07/18/2018 | 87 | 0 | 19 min read

A Democratic candidate for the Massachusetts governor’s office neglected to purchase workers’ compensation insurance for his campaign staff, a possible violation of state law, The Boston Globe reported. Bob Massie The newspaper said that a spokesman for the state Office of Labor and Workforce Development confirmed that the Friends of Bob Massie committee did not have an insurance policy in place and that it has referred the matter to the Department of Industrial Relations “for further inquiry.” The Massie campaign told the Globe that it was “working to addres... Read More

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