Workers' Compensation News
Amazon Cited for Warehouse Safety Violations | 08/10/2023 | ||
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A federal workplace safety investigation has again found workers at an Amazon fulfillment center exposed to ergonomic hazards, this time at a Logan Township, New Jersey, facility. ...Read More | |||
Assessment Rate Set for Administrative Trust Fund | 08/09/2023 | ||
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The Florida Department of Financial Services set the assessment rate for the Workers’ Compensation Administration Trust at 0.79% for calendar year 2024. ...Read More | |||
Appeals Court Affirms Worker's Award for 'Unexplained' Injury | 08/08/2023 | ||
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A Colorado appellate court upheld the award of benefits to a supermarket worker for an on-the-job injury where the cause of the injury was unknown, but not due to a preexisting condition or other personal risk. ...Read More | |||
AMA Webinar for Providers Will Cover Navigating Disability Benefits | 08/03/2023 | ||
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The American Medical Association is hosting a webinar intended to introduce frontline health care professionals to concepts to help navigate and negotiate disability systems. ...Read More | |||
Additional Fact-Finding Needed to Determine Reimbursement for State Trooper | 08/01/2023 | ||
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The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge will have to make additional findings as to whether and when an injured state trooper's insurance was reinstated after he returned to his job. ...Read More | |||
Amerisafe Names Ray Wise Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer | 07/20/2023 | ||
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Specialty work comp provider Amerisafe announced that Ray Wise is joining the company as executive vice president and chief sales officer. ...Read More | |||
AM Best: Comp Line Driving Profits for Property/Casualty Sector | 07/19/2023 | ||
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Rating agency AM Best in a new report characterized the workers’ compensation line as a profit engine for the property and casualty sector in 2022. ...Read More | |||
Average Monthly Wage Increasing 5% | 07/17/2023 | ||
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Arizona’s average monthly wage will increase 5% for injuries occurring on or after Jan. 1, 2024. The Industrial Commission of Arizona announc...Read More | |||
Appropriations Committee Passes Death Benefit Bill, Holds PTSD Expansion Measure | 07/12/2023 | ||
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The California Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would add state firefighters to the list of public employees who are exempt from certain limits on death benefits. ...Read More | |||
Alternative Payment Study Report on Agenda for July 14 CHSWC Meeting | 07/06/2023 | ||
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California’s joint labor-management panel is scheduled to discuss during an in-person meeting July 14 a report on alternative payment models for medical providers treating injured workers. ...Read More | |||