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The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that the number of qualified medical evaluators increased 16% from 2019 to 2024, but the number of requests for QME panels increased by 17% over the same period.
CWCI said in Bulletin No. 25-5, released Wednesday, that most of the growth in the number of QMEs happened after the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted a new Medical-Legal Fee Schedule that took effect in… Read more »
The Minnesota Supreme Court clarified the standard of proof and evidence necessary for a worker to rebut the statutory presumption that she would have left the labor market at the age of 67 were she not permanently and totally disabled by an occupational injury.
Case: Simonson v. Douglas County, No. A24-1309, 04/16/2025, published.
Facts: Dawn Simonson worked as a histologist at Douglas County Hospital. She suffered injuries at work in 1996 that left her permanently and totally… Read more »The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict denying a worker’s occupational disease claim.
Case:… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling piece of… Read more »
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a coal mine worker’s cumulative trauma injuries.
Case: Muhlenberg County Coal v. Baize, No. 2024-CA-1444-WC, 04/11/2025, unpublished.
Facts and procedural history: Joseph Baize worked as an underground mechanic for Muhlenburg County Coal. He filed a workers’ compensation claim for an alleged cumulative trauma injury to his neck,… Read more »
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Thursday opened a second 15-day comment period on proposed utilization review rules after abandoning a proposal to create a new progress report.
The division in 2024 proposed combining the PR-2 progress report with the document used to request authorization, resulting in a new Form PR-1. In February, the division… Read more »The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is holding its 2025 Annual Conference on July 17.
The WCIRB said this year’s event will feature livestreamed sessions on topics including tackling work comp fraud, mental health in the workplace and the current state of California’s comp system. The WCIRB will also present findings from… Read more »
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte enacted legislation allowing physician assistants and physical therapists to serve as injured workers' treating physicians.
Treating physicians coordinate care and determine maximum medical improvement, impose medical restrictions and determine whether a job offer is compatible… Read more »
The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill that would prohibit the Department of Insurance from certifying new group self-insured plans after Sept. 1.
The Senate voted 31-0 on Wednesday to pass SB 264, by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, which would also require the Texas Self-Insurance Group Guaranty Fund to submit by Dec. 1 a plan… Read more »
There is a potential for delay and redundancy in workers' compensation litigation. Periodically, there are litigants who are very reluctant to stop litigating.
Winston Churchill was credited with "Never, never, never give up." The writers of "Galaxy Quest" picked up on that with the heroic mantra of the crew of the starship Protector: "Never give up, never… Read more »
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed a bill prohibiting state agencies from using experience rating to preclude a business from submitting a bid for a contract.
Braun on Wednesday signed House Bill 1214, by Rep. Matt Lehman, R-Berne.
While the bill would prohibit state agencies from shutting employers out of the bidding process, they would still be allowed to consider experience ratings when awarding a contract, under terms of the bill.
An… Read more »
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