Workers' Compensation News


	Boddicker: Comp Reform Bills of Interest Introduced		02/22/2018
	By: Daniel J. Boddicker
	State: IL \| Segment: Top \| 496 \| 0
	House Bill 5240 is an effort from the workers' compensation gurus at the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce that amends the state Workers' Compensation Act to require a recipient of some pain management medications to sign a written agreement with the prescribing physician,...Read More


	Langham: Comparing Funding Processes		02/21/2018
	By: David Langham
	State: FL \| Segment: Top \| 399 \| 0
	There are different ways to fund workers' compensation systems. This post compares North Carolina's model to Florida's. ...Read More


	Wickert: Temps Who Don't File Comp Claim Can Sue Special Employers		02/20/2018
	By: Gary L. Wickert
	State: WI \| Segment: Top \| 526 \| 0
	It seems that in Wisconsin, the exclusive remedy rule, which prevents an employee from suing his employer in tort, isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. ...Read More


	Paduda: Stone Point Buys Genex â€” Again		02/16/2018
	By: Joe Paduda
	State: NA \| Segment: Top \| 677 \| 0
	Case management/bill review/utilization review/independent medical exam company Genex has been re-purchased by Stone Point Capital. Stone Point sold the business to Apax in 2014. ...Read More


	Young: Apportionment Based on Genetics		02/15/2018
	By: Julius Young
	State: CA \| Segment: Top \| 805 \| 0
	How significant will the concept of apportionment based on genetics become? ...Read More


	Grinberg: Medical Exam Sufficient to Proceed to Trial		02/14/2018
	By: Gregory Grinberg
	State: CA \| Segment: Top \| 519 \| 0
	Awhile back, I asked questions (as I often do) about Labor Code section 4061(i): How does this work? Section 4061(i) provides, after all, that “no issue relating to a dispute over the existence or extent of permanent impairment and limitations resulting from the injur...Read More


	Keefe: 7th Circuit Botches Traveling Employee Concept		02/13/2018
	By: Eugene Keefe
	State: IL \| Segment: Top \| 518 \| 0
	A plaintiff worked for Etihad Airways, a publicly owned airline owned and operated by the government of the United Arab Emirates. ...Read More


	When it Stinks		02/12/2018

	State: NA \| Segment: Top \| 492 \| 0
	The workplace can be a challenge. There is work to be done, deadlines to meet, and challenges to face. And, there are coworkers. Sometimes they assist with the tasks and sometimes they can add to the challenges. Over the years, the subject of perfume and cologne has become the subject of sarcasm ...Read More


	Narrowing The Scope of Oregon Traveling Employee Coverage		02/09/2018
	By: Kelsey Fleharty
	State: OR \| Segment: Top \| 648 \| 0
	The recent Oregon Court of Appeals’ decision in Beaudry v. SAIF[1] represents a welcome departure from the broad coverage given in past court decisions to traveling employees engaged in personal activities. In Beaudry, the court upheld the Board’s determination that cla...Read More


	Paduda: An Anesthesiologist on Opioid Addiction and Treatment		02/08/2018
	By: Joe Paduda
	State: NA \| Segment: Top \| 556 \| 0
	Some doctors are changing the way they talk about and address pain, offering hope that fewer opioid addicts will be created. ...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 | 33 | 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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