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Workers' Compensation News

 
WCRI Finds Little Connection Between Provider Pay, Worker Outcomes 08/09/2019
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Paying medical providers more to treat injured workers doesn’t substantially improve worker outcomes, but it does seem to increase the amount of care provided, according to a study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More
 
 
WCI Conference Promises Sharp Debate on Recent Court Rulings 08/09/2019
By: William Rabb (Reporter)
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
A woman denied benefits after tripping over her dog and a challenge to the constitutionality of Florida's system that allows expert medical advisers to deny medical treatment will be among the more than two dozen court decisions that will be reviewed during a case law update when the Workers&...Read More
 
 
WCIRB Recommends 5.7% Rate Cut for 2020 08/08/2019
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
California’s advisory pure premium rate is poised to fall again in 2020 with the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau recommending a 5.7% cut. The WCIRB’s Governing Committee on Wednesday voted to recommend the insurance commissioner reduce the advisory rate to ...Read More
 
 
Worker's Improper Use of Restraint on Patient Didn't Forfeit His Entitlement to Benefits 08/07/2019
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Tennessee Supreme Court’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a residential treatment facility employee was entitled to benefits for his injury from attempting to restrain a patient because his violation of his employer’s policy on restraining patients had...Read More
 
 
WCIRB's X-Mod Estimator Now Available for 2020 08/06/2019
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has released its 2020 experience modification estimator. WCIRB’s estimator allows insurers, agents and brokers to help policyholders understand how payroll and claims experience will affect the calculation of thei...Read More
 
 
Worker's Settlement of Claim Didn't Bar Widow from Seeking Dependent's Benefits after His Death 08/06/2019
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
In a case of first impression, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that a worker who settles an occupational disease claim during his lifetime cannot unilaterally release his dependents’ independent contingent right to claim death benefits after his demise. ...Read More
 
 

WCIRB Governing Committee Meeting Wednesday 08/02/2019
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will discuss the annual pure premium rate filing during a meeting Wednesday in Oakland. ...Read More
 
 

Wife Can't Litigate Until Worker Arbitrates Negligence Claim 08/02/2019
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Texas appellate court ruled that a woman could not proceed with the litigation of her loss of consortium claim until her husband's negligence claim is resolved by arbitration. ...Read More
 
 

WCRI Reports Decline in Opioid Dispensing in 27 Study States 08/01/2019
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
Opioid dispensing dropped in all 27 states reviewed for the fifth edition of the Interstate Variations in Dispensing of Opioids study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute, released Wednesday. ...Read More
 
 

Worker Loses Challenge to Dismissal of Suit 07/31/2019
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an injured worker forfeited his challenges to judgment in favor of an employer by failing to raise them during the trial. ...Read More
 
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