Quote of the day
“Any prior misclassification of fusion operations and the resulting appeal to the Administrative Hearing Bureau as to P&F specifically are not within the scope of this rulemaking.”
CDI attorney Patricia Hein
What are the changes that could be affecting your workers’ comp policy next year? Oh yea, and Compline has the 2020 X-Mods. Get the story here. Workers’ Comp Executive
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California taxpayers paying wildly inflated costs for public employees’ health plans
While private sector employers and workers are spending a bigger share of their income on their own health insurance plans, they don’t know they are also spending a bigger share of their income on public employees’ health plans, writes Katy Grimes of the California Globe. California Globe
Florida: Volusia County to cover heart transplant for former jail worker
Following a court challenge, taxpayers will cover the cost of a former correctional officer’s 2013 heart transplant operation if Volusia County, Florida officials approve a $430,000 worker’s compensation settlement. The transplant was performed a year after the officer’s retirement. The county had contended that his job couldn’t be linked to his cardiac problems. Daytona Beach News-Journal
Contractor sentenced to prison for employee’s fatal fall from roof
A construction contractor who failed to provide safety equipment to a 39-year-old employee who fatally fell from a third-story roof in November 2017 on his second day on the job has been sentenced to three years in prison for charges that include failure to carry workers’ compensation insurance and involuntary manslaughter. Akron Beacon Journal