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The Oklahoma Supreme Court denied a request to make an emergency appointment so that the Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims can continue hearing cases after its lone judge terms out Friday.
The high court didn’t elaborate on its decision, saying only in Monday’s order that all justices concurred in the decision to deny the request for the court to assume original jurisdiction over the dispute.
Claimants' attorney Bob Burke, who represented four injured workers who petitioned the Supreme Court to reappoint Judge… Read more »
An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s tort claims against his employer and its sole member of the business.
Case: Gundel v. Whalen Lawn & Landscaping LLC, No. 2021CA00128, 06/06/2022, published.
Facts: Nicholas Whalen is the sole member of Whalen Lawn and Landscaping LLC. The number of people employed by WLL varies according to the demand for lawn and landscaping services. Whalen himself performed all the administrative and… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that an incident report describing a construction… Read more »
A New York appellate court overturned a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board reducing an… Read more »
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A federal appellate court overturned a denial of a carrier’s motion to compel arbitration of a procedurally complex insurance dispute.
Case: Benchmark Insurance Co. v. SUNZ Insurance Co., No. 21-1679, 06/06/2022, published.
Facts: SUNZ Insurance Co. is a Florida insurance company licensed to write workers' compensation policies in 16 states. SUNZ Insurance… Read more »
The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld a denial of coverage for a worker’s alleged thoracic spine injury, finding substantial evidence supports the Medical Commission’s determination that the condition was not related to his compensable lumbar spine injury.
Case: Hart v. State ex rel. Department of Workforce Services, No. S-21-0256, 06/27/2022,… Read more »By Joe Paduda (reprinted from ManagedCareMatters.com with permission)
When was the last time you wrote a check?
When was the last time you manually deposited a paycheck?
When was the last time you bought stamps?
The world is switching to electronic payments. They are wholly secure, incredibly cheap and… Read more »
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed three to the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims.
DeSantis announced the appointments of Jill Jacobs and Lourdes Sancerni to serve as judges of compensation claims in Orlando, and Barbara Case to serve as a judge of compensation claims in West Palm Beach.
Jacobs has served as a deputy city attorney for Palm Beach… Read more »
The California Senate Appropriations Committee will review fiscal implications for measures that would extend the deadline for a study into the effects of utilization review changes and modify the process for the California Insurance Guarantee Association to issue bonds when the Legislature returns from its… Read more »
Workers' comp field case managers, also known as rehab nurses, can still be a great risk management method for lost time files.
Why do I devoutly recommend the field case managers on files? Let us look at some of the questions that I have received over the… Read more »
Researchers with the Workers Compensation Research Institute said states seeking to adopt or update workers’ compensation fee schedules ought to consider the ramifications of setting fees too low or high, balancing cost containment and adequate care for injured workers.
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based WCRI in a report released on Tuesday showed how 44 states and the District of Columbia managed policy choices when it came to… Read more »
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