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Friday, March 5, 2021

CDI Schedules April 8 Hearing on Regulatory Filing

  • State: California
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The California Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing April 8 to review the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Sept. 1 regulatory filing.

The

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Friday, March 5, 2021

Court Orders Contractor Who Shorted Payroll to Pay $141,265 in Restitution

  • State: California
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A Southern California roofing contractor who pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts of fraud for underreporting his payroll was ordered to pay $141,265 in restitution,

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Friday, March 5, 2021

L&I Announces Possible Amendments to Outpatient Hospital Payment Rules

  • State: Washington
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The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced possible rulemaking it said would eliminate a conflict between two regulations and clarify its outpatient hospital

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Thursday, March 4, 2021

Committees Set Hearings on Contractor Coverage Requirement, PTSD Expansion

  • State: California
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A pair of California Senate committees will hear testimony on proposals that would require certain contractors to carry workers’ compensation coverage even if they have

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Thursday, March 4, 2021

Refinery Worker Can't Sue Contractor Hired by Employer

  • State: California
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A California appellate court ruled that a refinery worker could not pursue a negligence action against a contractor that his employer had hired.

Case: Piontkowski v. Veolia

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Thursday, March 4, 2021

Webinars Scheduled to Review Proposed Med-Legal Fee Schedule Changes

  • State: California
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The California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery and the California Workers’ Compensation Institute scheduled webinars to review proposed changes in the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule

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Thursday, March 4, 2021

DWC Announces Injury Codes for Vaccine Reactions

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation said it is adopting updated nature of injury codes to track adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines.

The DWC said

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Deputy With PTSD

  • State: Arizona
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The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously overturned a denial of benefits to a deputy sheriff with a mental injury after he was involved in a fatal

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

House Passes Bill to Define Prosthesis, Prosthetic Device

  • State: Montana
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The Montana state House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would define “prosthesis” and “prosthetic device” to mean an artificial substitute for a

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Lawsuit Says Governor Is Shielding Comp Official Accused of Bullying, Harassment

  • State: New Mexico
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A lawsuit filed Friday claims New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office ordered state departments to withhold record requests to shield a workers’ compensation official

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