Workers' Compensation News
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NJCRIB Announces 6.1% Rate Decrease | 11/08/2022 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau announced a 6.1% decrease in rates and rating values for workers’ compensation insurance, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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No Supplemental Surcharge for SIF in 2023 | 11/02/2022 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Missouri employers and insurers will not pay a supplemental surcharge to support the state’s Second Injury Fund next year. The Division of ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Defendant in Labor Law Action | 11/01/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendant in a Labor Law action was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims. ...Read More | |||
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NYSIF Program Provides Coverage for Out-of-State Workers | 11/01/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Insurance Fund announced that it will extend coverage to out-of-state employees for the first time in its 108-year history. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Injured in Fall Due to Presumptive Intoxication | 10/28/2022 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a denial of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding he did not suffer a compensable injury because he was presumptively intoxicated at the time of his accident. ...Read More | |||
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Ninth Straight Comp Rate Decrease Approved | 10/25/2022 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday announced that state businesses will see another rate decrease in workers' compensation insurance beginning Jan. 1, 2023. ...Read More | |||
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Nearly a Quarter of COVID Comp Cases Involve Long COVID | 10/19/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Twenty-four percent of COVID-19 workers' compensation claimants have or had long COVID, according to a report released Monday by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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No PD for Maintenance Worker Injured Trying to Stop Runaway Truck | 10/18/2022 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a longtime maintenance worker was not entitled to permanent disability benefits for injuries sustained while trying to stop his runaway work truck. ...Read More | |||
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No Change in SIF Assessment for 2023 | 10/17/2022 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board announced that the Second Injury Fund assessment factors for 2023 will be the same as those used in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Injured in Physical Altercation Over Musical Preferences | 10/11/2022 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a physical fight between two workers stemming from their different tastes in music did not result in a compensable injury for the losing combatant. ...Read More | |||
