Workers' Compensation News
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Report: SCIF Rate Increase to Boost Premiums by $43.3M | 03/09/2023 | |
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| A 4.2% rate increase approved for the California State Compensation Insurance Fund is expected to boost the carrier’s premiums by $43.3 million, according to a ...Read More | |||
| Robert S. Palmeri Named BWC Chief Investment Officer | 03/03/2023 | ||
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| Robert S. Palmeri has been named chief investment officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Amazon Quotas | 01/30/2023 | |
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| A federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Amazon’s hourly quotas discriminated against older workers by placing them at a higher risk of injury than younger workers, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Report: Medical Facility Services Largest Driver of Comp Cost Increases | 01/20/2023 | |
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| Workers’ compensation medical facility payments grew across all facility types and all U.S. regions during the past decade, with facilities costs constituting the largest driver of overall comp cost changes, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Registration Opens for Combined Claims Conference | 01/18/2023 | |
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| Registration is open for the 2023 Combined Claims Conference being held Aug. 15-16 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove, California. ...Read More | |||
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Roxborough, Pomerance, Nye & Adreani Names Two New Partners | 01/17/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The law firm of Roxborough, Pomerance, Nye & Adreani announced that senior attorneys Trevor Witt and Vincent Gannuscio were elevated to partners. ...Read More | |||
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Rating Bureaus to Discuss Latest COVID Study During Wednesday Webinar | 01/12/2023 | |
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| Representatives from the handful of state rating agencies that teamed up with the National Council on Compensation Insurance for a study into the characteristics of COVID-19 claims...Read More | |||
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Rates to Drop 12.2% Next Year | 12/22/2022 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon approved the annual loss cost filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance recommending a 12.2% reduction in workers’ compensation rates. ...Read More | |||
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Report Highlights Risks in Telehealth Billing | 12/19/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| While the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs had anticipated no additional danger associated with telehealth services during the pandemic compared with in-person visits, its Office of Inspector General found some potential program integrity risks....Read More | |||
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Report: CT Claims Tend to Be Income-Replacement Only, Litigated More | 12/12/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Sixty percent of so-called cumulative trauma workers’ compensation claims involve injuries that progress over time and are indemnity-only, thus involving no medical component, according to a ...Read More | |||
