A District of Columbia appellate court held substantial evidence supported the CRB’s ruling that a workers’ compensation claimant had undergone a change in condition and was no longer totally disabled and no longer entitled to TTD benefits... Read More
US DOL Reports 2 Percent Increase in Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2014 . CDC Unveils Draft Guidelines for Physicians Prescribing Opioids . HHS to Revise Rules for Medication to Treat Opioid Dependence . OSHA Revises Publication to Protect Safety... Read More
NIOSH, Ohio BWC to Study Impact of Integrating Wellness With OSH Programs . ACOEM/UL Propose New Framework for Integrating Health/Safety Programs in Workplace . U.S. Rep. Refiles Bill to Prevent ICD-10 Implementation . NIOSH Examines Higher Nurse... Read More
Where an employer has accepted a claim and paid workers’ compensation benefits, but later moves to terminate or modify those benefits, the employer has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that conditions have changed such that... Read More
A District of Columbia appellate court has affirmed an ALJ’s finding that a claimant did not voluntarily limit her income and was entitled to continue receiving TTD payments related to a work-related injury in spite of the fact that she had been... Read More
Contrast the Minnesota decision noted above with that involving an injured District of Columbia employee who, following a work-related injury, received disability benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act (WCA), D.C. Code § 32-1501 et seq... Read More
Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NATIONAL AND STATE NEWS: Obamacare’s Positive Impact on Workers... Read More
Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. CDC Publishes National Action Plan for Infertility, Workplace Exposures... Read More
Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. More Doctors Reviewing Injured Worker’s Genetic Makeup When Prescribing... Read More
Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. US Sup Ct to Decide Whether to Hear Seaman Case Under Jones Act . ... Read More
An employer has no right to request a change of an injured employee’s attending physician under the District of Columbia’s Workers’ Compensation Act, held a D.C. appellate court. The Office of Workers’ Compensation initially granted... Read More
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals reversed a significant portion of an order by the Compensation Review Board (CRB) that found an injured worker was not entitled to compensation for proposed medical treatments on the basis that they were not reasonable... Read More
NCCI Study Examines Relationship Between Accident Report Lag and Claim Cost . NCCI Posts 2015 Workers Comp Issues Report . GENEX Warns of Security Breach in Workers Compensation . Obama Administration, GOP Seeks Reduction in FECA Benefits . ... Read More
The D.C. Court of Appeals recently held that the district’s Compensation Review Board erred in directing an ALJ to disregard a housing allowance that an employer was contractually obligated to pay an employee when calculating the employee’s... Read More
Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. A.M. Best Reports Workers’ Comp Line Has Third Straight Year of... Read More