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benefits for a worker s adverse reaction to the covid 19 vaccine larry driscoll worked as a water distribution manager for the city of cedar rapids during the height of the covid 19 pandemic early in the pandemic the city published a weekly newsletter for its employees addressing covid 19 safety guidelines and vaccine updates once the covid 19 vaccine was available the publications encouraged employees to get vaccinated and announced that they could use two hours of their work time for a vaccine appointment the city also sent em read more pa wcj errs in addressing pending petitions before settlement hearing 08 26 2026 0 the commonwealth court of pennsylvania ruled that a workers compensation judge erred in addressing an employer s termination petition and two utilization review petitions before holding a hearing on the approval of a settlement case trustees of the university of pennsylvania v braas no 481 c d 2025 08 20 2026 published facts and procedural history natalie braas worked for the trustees of the university of pennsylvania as a nurse she suffered injuries in january 2021 while moving a patient the university accepted liability for an upper back strain a worke read more ny worker not entitled to summary judgment on labor law claim for alleged fall 08 26 2026 0 a new york appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his labor law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall at a construction site case tobon v ryder construction inc nos 2024 12903 and 2025 03823 08 19 2026 published facts jose tobon allegedly suffered injuries while performing construction work on premises owned by ls 14 ave llc ryder construction inc was acting as the general contractor and hired tobon s employer glenco contracting group inc as a subcontractor tobon was placing rubber caps on the end of exposed rebar when he bypa read more wa l i says nippon dynawave citation unrelated to fatal tank incident 08 26 2026 0 the washington state department of labor and industries cited nippon dynawave for failing to document its safety plans or keep required records relating to an ammonia tank used to treat wastewater a violation the agency said was not related to its inspection into a fatal tank collapse in may a chemical tank holding more than 500 000 gallons of a caustic solution used to turn wood chips into pulp collapsed at a nippon dynawave mill in longview on may 26 killing 11 workers l i had already opened an investigation into the company before the fatal accident the citation stems from an in read more sponsored content press county employee ordered to pay 92 441 00 in restitution and a 120 day jail sentence 07 08 2026 0 the special investigative unit of rjn investigations inc was recently notified by the orange county district attorney s office in regard to the formal sentencing of a former county sheriff special officer in this particular case the claimant filed a workers compensation claim and based upon listed restrictions the employer was unable to accommodate as such he began to receive temporary total disability payments as the claimant did not appear to be improving despite medical treatment provided the examiner authorized the rjn siu department to conduct surveillance measures to de read more post your press release here industry insights natl goldstein workers compensation pharmacies can increase drug costs 100 fold by cliff goldstein 08 21 2026 0 an injured worker picked up her prescription for diclofenac 2 gel a common generic topical nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug used to treat pain at her local walgreens walgreens charged 53 64 for the drug but the worker was urged to switch pharmacies she was steered to a workers compensation pharmacy that charged the employer 2 955 02 for the same drug more than 55 times the walgreens price there is nothing exceptional about this scenario some workers compensation pharmacies charge up to 100 times more than normal retail pharmacies workers read more or wcd schedules hearing on benefit fund assessment 08 26 2026 0 the oregon workers compensation division will hold a virtual hearing on sept 17 to discuss the workers benefit fund assessment rate for 2027 the wbf assessment finances return to work programs as well as cost of living increases for workers with permanent and total disabilities employers must pay at least half of the assessment and can deduct up to half from workers wages the division last year set the assessment rate at 1 8 cents per hour worked the analysis to determine the 2027 rate is ongoing and will be announced by mid september the division said in a hearing noti read more ri contractor charged with failing to carry comp coverage 08 26 2026 0 rhode island attorney general peter f neronha announced that the owner of a contracting firm who allegedly fled a job after receiving a stop work order for not carrying comp coverage has been formally charged carlos amparo owner of cnc contract allegedly employed three workers without maintaining workers compensation for about four months beginning in january according to court papers officials investigating a construction business working at a hotel in newport found that the project had been subcontracted to cac contract investigators issued a stop work order saying it would be read more il iwcc arbitrator jeffery tobin dies at 65 08 26 2026 0 judge jeffrey tobin an arbitrator with the illinois workers compensation commission died saturday at the age of 65 tobin practiced law for nearly 40 years with firms including pratt and tobin in east alton davis and davis law in barre vermont and thomas mcneeley and tobin in jacksonville he left private practice to serve as an arbitrator for the illinois workers compensation commission he also served as a judge for the 7th judicial court since october 2011 tobin graduated from illinois college where he earned his bachelor s degree before attending thomas cool read more ca high court 60 day recon deadline not jurisdictional equitable tolling inappropriate 08 25 2026 1 the california supreme court on monday rejected the workers compensation appeals board s practice of self tolling the 60 day statutory deadline to rule on petitions for reconsideration the court in joseph mayor v workers compensation appeals board ross valley sanitation district held that labor code section 5909 which deems a petition for reconsideration to be denied by operation of law if not acted upon within 60 days is not fundamentally jurisdictional acknowledging that there might be some cases where due process permits the wcab to act outside of the statutory deadl read more sponsored content press physnet appoints michelle despres chief operating officer 07 15 2026 0 jacksonville fl july 10 2026 physnet welcomes michelle despres pt emba as chief operating officer strengthening its leadership team as the company enters its next stage of national growth a licensed physical therapist and seasoned healthcare executive michelle brings a strong blend of clinical insight operational leadership and people centered strategy s read more post your press release here ca amended bill drops da death investigation pilot project 08 25 2026 0 california lawmakers appear to have backed away from a proposed five year pilot project in which district attorneys in santa clara and alameda counties would have handled investigations of workplace accidents resulting in death other changes to ab 2321 would eliminate language that would have required immediate investigations of incidents causing serious injuries and immediate review of inspection reports for serious violations a new provision would make it a misdemeanor to willfully resist or interfere with division of occupational safety and health investigators on friday assemblymemb read more ct yale university officer charged with fraud 08 25 2026 0 a campus officer at the yale university police department was arrested and charged with workers compensation fraud the connecticut division of criminal justice announced warren palmer 59 is accused of receiving 38 656 in indemnity benefits to which he was not entitled the division said palmer reported injuries to his ribs and abdomen while performing martial arts at the department s training center in november 2025 he was placed on temporary total disability and later transferred to temporary partial disability documentation showed that while receiving payments he e read more ms court upholds summary dismissal of civil suit for nurse s covid death 08 25 2026 0 the mississippi court of appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a civil suit against a hospital for the death of an immunocompromised emergency room nurse after she contracted covid 19 case powell v natchez hospital co llc no 2024 ca 01054 coa 08 18 2026 published facts sandra powell worked as an emergency room charge nurse for natchez hospital co llc she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent treatment including a mastectomy in 2013 after the cancer recurred in 2018 powell received further treatment including at least three cycles of chemotherapy in decemb read more ar court affirms aggravation finding need for surgery 08 25 2026 0 the arkansas court of appeals upheld a determination that a compensable injury aggravated a worker s preexisting ankle condition which resulted in her need for surgery case north arkansas college v sparks no cv 25 580 08 19 2026 published facts terri sparks worked for north arkansas college as a test proctor she tripped and fell at work in january 2022 injuring her ankle in february 2022 sparks went to ozark orthopedic the notes from that visit state that sparks had a right ankle sprain from the fall as well as a preexisting ankle injury that underwent arthroscopic debr read more va court worker s claim was time barred 08 25 2026 0 the virginia court of appeals ruled that a worker s cervical spine injury claim was time barred case conrad v food lion no 0117 25 2 08 18 2026 unpublished facts james conrad was injured in april 2019 while working for food lion dr bradley c carofino diagnosed a right rotator cuff tear and cervical abnormalities including a disk extrusion and foraminal stenosis and referred conrad to dr david clifford a cervical spine specialist conrad underwent shoulder surgery in july 2019 and a second shoulder surgery in august 2020 in january 2020 clifford ordered an emg read more ut supreme court says employer waived limitations defense by failing to seek relief 08 24 2026 0 the utah supreme court ruled that an employer waived a limitations defense by not seeking relief on it and that an administrative law judge s ruling on the issue did not preserve it for appeal chinyu james sun worked for darden restaurant he was working in the kitchen at a st george olive garden in july 2020 when he slipped and fell two of sun s co workers helped him to his feet and he finished his shift he filed a workers compensation claim but did not notify his employer of his injuries within 180 days of the accident utah code section 34a 2 407 2 a requ read more ca amended bill would allow naturopathic doctors to serve as ptps 08 24 2026 0 a recently amended bill would add naturopathic doctors to the list of providers who are allowed to serve as primary treating physicians in california s workers compensation system sen aisha wahab d hayward on thursday amended sb 1303 a sunset review bill originally intended to authorize the california board of naturopathic medicine to continue operating through 2031 to also propose expanding their scope of practice adding naturopathic doctors to the list of providers included in labor code section 3209 3 would allow them to serve as the primary treating physicians making the read more featured video comp spotlight featured courses webinar chronic pain explained recognition of delayed recovery factors to prevent poor outcomes webinar mcle super saturday ethics part 1 online medicare changes impacting workers compensation 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