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SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE DC Passes Emergency Legislation for Workers’ Comp ‘Parity’ Resolution Lawmakers introduced a Resolution, which proposes to amend DC workers’ compensation so that a claimant may receive benefits under the DC comp system even if they have already received benefits in a different jurisdiction. Up until now, the Act has been strictly interpreted… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES VA CASE SUMMARY Bryant v. Leidos Holdings, Inc. Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA02000032924 Decided: September 9, 2022 Background Claimant lived in Virginia, and was hired by Leidos Holdings – a publicly traded subsidiary of Lockheed Martin – to service a client in Maryland. Claimant commuted from his Virginia home to a Maryland… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARY Ralph Martin Construction and Lackawanna American Insurance Co., v. Miguel Castaneda-Escobar (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 341 C.D. 2021 Decided: August 1, 2022 While the Act requires payment for orthopedic appliances, an employer is not obligated to contribute to the purchase of a new home, even if the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY Conley v. Trumbull Insurance Company and Mars Supermarkets, Inc. In the Court of Special Appeals- Unreported Filed: July 18, 2022 The carrier does not waive its right to recoup its lien in a related third party action when the carrier does not expressly preserve its statutory lien in the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Helen Reese v. Stonebridge Hospitality DC Court of Appeals No. 20-AA-0523 Decided: August 1, 2022 In order to secure penalties after a delay of benefits through temporary controversion, a Claimant must produce some pretext or bad faith, and it is not simply enough to show that the Employer lacked… read more