Workers' Compensation News
WCS Reminds Carriers, TPAs of 2024 Cost-of-Living Adjustment | 12/28/2023 | ||
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The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section reminds carriers and third-party administrators that cost-of-living adjustments should be applied to monthly benefit rates in January. ...Read More | |||
WCRI Webinar to Cover Report on Time to First Medical Service | 12/28/2023 | ||
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The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a webinar on Jan. 11 to discuss its report on the median number of days from injury to first medical service that was released earlier this year. ...Read More | |||
WCS Announces Change in Rating Process | 12/27/2023 | ||
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Rating physicians and chiropractors will be assigned randomly and not via rotation starting Jan. 1, the Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced. ...Read More | |||
WCIRB: Written Premium Up 14% for 2022 | 12/21/2023 | ||
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Written premium in 2022 is 14% higher than in 2021 and nearly at the pre-pandemic level, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said in its Third Quarter 2023 Experience Report, released Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
WCA Seeks Comments on Judicial Reappointments | 12/21/2023 | ||
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The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration seeks public comment on the reappointment of two judges to full, five-year terms. ...Read More | |||
Work Deaths Up 5.7% in 2022 | 12/20/2023 | ||
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The 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in 2022 represented a 5.7% increase from the 5,190 work deaths in 2021, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. ...Read More | |||
Worker Can't Maintain Tort Suit Against Cousin for Loss of Eye | 12/22/2023 | ||
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The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the dismissal of a worker’s tort claim against his cousin and his cousin’s company for an industrial accident resulting in the loss of his eye. ...Read More | |||
WCAB Lacks Authority to Act on Petition for Reconsideration After 60 Days | 12/19/2023 | ||
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A California appellate court ruled that if the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board does not act on a petition for reconsideration of a decision by an arbitrator or workers’ compensation judge within 60 days, it loses jurisdiction over the matter, and decisions on the petition after 60...Read More | |||
Worker Can't Seek Civil Remedy for Injuries From Active Shooter Drill | 12/19/2023 | ||
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The Nebraska Supreme Court declined to allow a worker to pursue a civil suit against her employer for her alleged injuries sustained in a realistic active shooter drill. ...Read More | |||
Worker's Intentional Tort Claim for Forklift Accident Reinstated | 12/19/2023 | ||
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A Louisiana appellate court revived a worker’s intentional tort claim against his employer and supervisor for his injuries from falling off a forklift. ...Read More | |||