ms McDonald's - 15% off* with the minimum purchase of an Extra Value Meal or Kids Eat Free with purchase of an Extra Value Meal - Not valid with any other offer or discount, such as Dollar Menu items. Kids meal is an All American Meal (no toy) and kids By www.internationaldriveorlando.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 12:06:43 GMT Valid Through: 10/31/201515% off* with the minimum purchase of an Extra Value Meal or Kids Eat Free with purchase of an Extra Value Meal - Not valid with any other offer or discount, such as Dollar Menu items. Kids meal is an All American Meal (no toy) and kids must be 10 or under. One meal per child, per paying adult. Plus applicable taxes.6875 Sand Lake Rd.Orlando, FL 32819 Full Article
ms Different perspectives on the claims in the paper, The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development By statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:25:11 +0000 I was talking with an economist today about the recent prize given to the authors of the very influential 2001 article, The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation. According to my colleague, many economists have issues with that … Continue reading → Full Article Causal Inference Economics Political Science
ms Violent science teacher makes ridiculously unsupported research claims, gets treated by legislatures/courts/media as expert on the effects of homeschooling By statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu Published On :: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 14:56:37 +0000 Paul Alper shares this horrifying news story by Laura Meckler: Brian Ray has spent the last three decades as one of the nation’s top evangelists for home schooling. As a researcher, he has published studies purporting to show that these … Continue reading → Full Article Causal Inference Sociology Teaching Zombies
ms WCB to Index More Claims Starting in September By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced that it will expand in September the number of claims that it indexes. The WCB said the majority of claims assembled on or… Full Article
ms Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Labor Law Defendants on Indemnification Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court ruled that some defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment on their indemnification claims against an injured plaintiff’s employer. Case: Lamarr v. Full Article
ms WCB to Require Electronic Submission of CMS-1500 Form By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board said part of its ongoing modernization initiatives will require health care providers to contract with an electronic submission partner to submit the CMS-1500… Full Article
ms Property Owners, Architect Not Liable for Labor Law Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court ruled that the owners of a private residence and their architect were entitled to summary judgment dismissing the Labor Law and negligence claims against them… Full Article
ms Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for an alleged fall from a ladder. Case: Injai v. Circle F… Full Article
ms Defendant Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Claims, Granting Cross-Claim By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s claims against it and for its breach of contract cross-claim against… Full Article
ms Worker, Defendant Get Summary Judgment on Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that the defendant was entitled to summary judgment on its… Full Article
ms WCS Posts Guidance on New Claims Administrator Law By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Nevada Workers' Compensation Section posted a sheet of answers to frequently asked questions about new requirements for claims administrators. Lawmakers last year passed Senate Bill 274, which enacted a host… Full Article
ms Court Upholds Denial of Caregiver's Request for Amended Complaint, Dismisses Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the denial of a caregiver’s request to amend her complaint as well as the dismissal of her claims against her alleged employers. Case:… Full Article
ms Carrier Has No Duty to Defend Employer From Intentional Tort Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that a carrier had no duty to defend an employer against an injured worker’s intentional tort claims. Case: De Tapia v. 74 Industries… Full Article
ms Worker Fails to Allege Viable Claims for Discrimination, Retaliation By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker failed to allege a viable claim of disability discrimination or workers’ compensation retaliation. Case: Wraith v. Wayfair Inc., No. 23-2400, 09/11/2024, unpublished. Facts:… Full Article
ms Attorney for Injured Worker Fails to Negotiate Fee for Himself in Settlement By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Delaware Superior Court ruled that the attorney for an injured worker was not entitled to demand a fee from a settlement that did not provide a payment to him. Case:… Full Article
ms Injury Claims Increase Slightly for Third Year By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The total number of reported injuries increased for a third consecutive year in 2023, according to the latest annual statistical report published by the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court. The WCC said… Full Article
ms WCD Reports No Change in Rate of Accepted Claims in 2022 By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division reported that covered employment and the number of accepted disabling claims increased in 2022, resulting in the claims rate per 100 workers remaining the same as… Full Article
ms Court Overturns Denial of University Employee's Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The District of Columbia Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a university employee’s claim for injuries from a collision with a jogger as she walked along a public sidewalk… Full Article
ms Decision Allows Billing Agent to Pursue Civil Claims Against Carriers By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Billing agents can pursue payments for workers' comp prescriptions outside of the fee-review process, under a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision. The high court on Tuesday published a split decision in… Full Article
ms Court Upholds Dismissal of Carrier's Suit Against Claims Administrator, Former Counsel By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld the dismissal of an insurance carrier’s breach-of-contract claim against a third-party claims administrator and a malpractice action against the former attorney for the carrier. Case: Pyramid… Full Article
ms Court Reinstates Jury Verdict for Worker on Discrimination Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Missouri Court of Appeals reinstated a jury’s verdicts in favor of an injured worker on his disability discrimination claim. Scott Caldwell worked for the UniFirst Corp. as a district sales… Full Article
ms Some Claims Stricken in Dispute Between Company's Founding Partners By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A California appellate court ruled that some claims in a dispute between the founding partners of a factoring company should have been dismissed. In 2010, Ari Resnick and Dr. Ismael Silva Jr. Full Article
ms Court Revives Worker's Claims for FEHA Violation, IIED By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A California appellate court revived a worker’s claims against his employer for harassment and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Jose Rivera worked for FSC Corp. at Il Pastaio restaurant in Beverly… Full Article
ms Employer Gets Relief From Default in Dispute Over Comp Premiums By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A California appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to relief from its default in a dispute over allegedly unpaid workers’ compensation premiums. Case: Creditor’s Adjustment Bureau Inc. v. Bathe,… Full Article
ms WCIRB Posts Report on COVID Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 About 15% of COVID-19 claims with medical payments involved treatment for long COVID symptoms, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California reported. More than one in seven COVID-19 claims filed… Full Article
ms Last-Leg Amazon Delivery Workers Can't Be Compelled to Arbitrate Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that two workers employed by a local delivery contractor for Amazon Inc. could not be compelled to arbitrate their workers’ compensation retaliation claims. Case: Mathis… Full Article
ms Court of Existing Claims Announces Preliminary Review Docket By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims is implementing a preliminary review docket for active cases pending as of July 1. The court’s preliminary review docket will be held at… Full Article
ms Court Overturns Black Lung Award, Clarifies Burden of Proof for Legal Pneumoconiosis Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A divided federal appellate court overturned an award of black lung benefits to a coal miner based on an administrative law judge’s misapplication of the burden of proof for a legal… Full Article
ms CMS Updates Set-Aside Reference Guide By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services updated its work comp set-aside reference guide to add expand a section that addresses coordinating benefit payments with other health insurers. CMS on… Full Article
ms CMS Holding Webinar on Reporting Rules By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is holding a reporting webinar Sept. 12. The program will cover best practices and reminders for non-group health plans that are required to… Full Article
ms Tower MSA Webinar to Cover Set-Asides By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Tower MSA Partners is holding a webinar Oct. 2 covering the ins and outs of Medicare set-asides. Dan Anders The program will cover topics including the appropriate time to obtain a… Full Article
ms Worker Gets PTD Benefits After Symptoms Shift From Left Side of Body to Right By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who experienced issues on his left side after a back injury before symptoms shifted to… Full Article
ms Res Judicata Doesn't Bar Employer's Claims Against Former Comp Carrier By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that the doctrine of res judicata did not bar an employer’s claims against its former comp carrier for allegedly misleading it into believing it still… Full Article
ms Report: Comp Board Claims Candidate Ran Uninsured Business, Owes $52,102 By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Hartford Courant on Thursday reported that the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board alleges a congressional candidate from Connecticut owes $52,102 in fines and penalties for allegedly operating a… Full Article
ms Employer Loses Challenge to Deadlines for Contesting Black Lung Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A federal appellate court rejected an employer’s challenge to the deadlines for submitting evidence to contest its liability for black lung benefits. Case: Hobet Mining Co. v. Workman, No. 23-1126, 08/02/2024,… Full Article
ms Split Court Upholds Dismissal of Widow's Intentional Tort Claims Arising from Out-of-State Accident By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A divided Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a widow’s intentional tort claims arising from her husband’s fatal motor vehicle accident in Oklahoma. Justin Schneider worked for QES Pressure… Full Article
ms DWC Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to Report Forms By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation seeks public comment on changes to a trio of report forms. The division said it has updated the following forms to conform to the agency’s standards,… Full Article
ms ICT Sets Webinar on Social Media in Claims Resolution By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Insurance Council of Texas is holding a webinar Aug. 12 that will cover the use of social media when resolving workers’ compensation claims. Marci Reading, vice president of business development… Full Article
ms DWC Updates Employer Forms, Changes Rule Title By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced regulatory action to update employer forms and change the title of a rule. The division said it revised employer notice forms to conform to… Full Article
ms AG Sues PBMs Over Opioid Epidemic By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed a lawsuit accusing pharmacy benefit managers of contributing to the oversupply of opioids in the state and fueling an illegal secondary market. The complaint filed… Full Article
ms Report: DOE Awards New Contract for Hanford Comp Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The U.S. Department of Energy picked a new company to administer workers’ compensation claims from the Hanford nuclear storage facility in Washington state, according to a report by the Tri-City… Full Article
ms Appeals Court Reverses Order Precluding Worker From Making PPD Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A trial court erred when it granted a motion in limine to preclude an injured worker from presenting to a jury the question of eligibility for a permanent partial disability… Full Article
ms Claims School Seminar to Explore Return to Work, Case Law and IMEs By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Workers’ compensation defense firm Reinisch Wilson Weier is holding a one-day educational seminar in November that will cover case law affecting the Washington state workers’ compensation system, the independent medical… Full Article
ms Claims Adjuster Quiz By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Jul 2016 08:31:11 -0700 This is a test-only course for the 120-Hour California Claims Adjuster Credential. All adjusters who complete the This is a test-only course for the 120-Hour California Claims Adjuster Credential program,… Full Article
ms Advanced Litigation Skills: Pre-Trial, Discovery and MSC - Part (1/2) By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:53:09 -0800 Advanced Litigation: Pre-Trial, Discovery and MSC - Part (1/2)… Full Article
ms Advanced Litigation Skills: MSC, Trial and Appellate Process - Part (2/2) By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:30:34 -0800 Advanced Litigation Skills: MSC, Trial and Appellate Process - Part (2/2)… Full Article
ms Workers' Compensation Basics, History, Terms, Benefits, SJDB By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:08:54 -0800 The Claims Specialist's Start Guide: CA Adjuster Cert Process, Historical Overview, Organizational Structure of WC System, WC Terms and Concepts, Basic Benefits & TD and SJDB Vouchers. Full Article
ms WCAB Procedures, Forms & Hearings By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2015 10:37:00 -0700 Insider’s Guide to the WCAB: Procedures, Forms & Hearings… Full Article
ms Adjuster Claims Handling, Settlement, Arbitration and Mediation By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Feb 2016 10:23:45 -0800 Presented in Partnership with Adelson, Testan, Brundo, Novell & Jimenez. Discussion will include: - Judicial Litigation Tips (Death Benefits, Penalties, Sanctions, Other Remedies) - Ethics - Claims Handling - Subrogation - Settlements - Arbitration -… Full Article
ms 2017 Comp Laude® - MSP Series: Preparing to Settle: Taking Medicare's Interests Into Account By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 15:55:45 -0700 This program introduces students to the preparation of settlement by taking medicare's interests into account. This course is for all disciplines in workers' compensation, especially those who deal with MSP… Full Article