Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI Proposes 3.4% Loss Cost Reduction | 09/21/2023 | |
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| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending that Colorado regulators reduce advisory loss costs for the voluntary market by 3.4%, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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NARS Promotes Michelle Greene to Head of Workers' Compensation | 09/18/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| North American Risk Services Inc. promoted Michelle Greene to head of workers’ compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Proposes Revisions to Retrospective Rating Plan Manual | 09/13/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance is accepting comments on a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance proposing changes related to state and federal tax multipliers. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Trucker Who Claimed Injuries From Unexplained Fall | 09/11/2023 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Arizona appellate court upheld a denial of benefits for a worker for his alleged injuries from a fall he was unable to explain. Case: ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker With Alleged Injuries From Altercation With Colleague | 09/11/2023 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel upheld a denial of benefits for a worker whose treating doctors said had not suffered an injury in an altercation with a colleague. ...Read More | |||
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Nominating Committee Accepting Applications for ALJs | 09/01/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee is accepting applications to fill two administrative judge positions in the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims. ...Read More | |||
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No Change in Reimbursement Cap for Medical-Only Claims in 2024 | 08/25/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon employers in 2024 will be allowed to reimburse up to $2,400 in medical costs on accepted, non-disabling claims to reduce the impact the claim would otherwise have on their experience modifications. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Identifies Top Reclassified Codes | 08/23/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said codes for clerical office employees, outside salespeople, grocery store workers, landscapers and machine shop workers were the most common reclassified codes in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Shepherd With Delay in Treatment for Appendicitis | 08/16/2023 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Oregon appellate court upheld the denial of a sheepherder’s claim for benefits for his appendicitis. Case: In the Matter o...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Nurse With COVID-19 Infection, Alleged Blood Clot | 08/10/2023 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a nurse who contracted COVID-19 and blamed the virus for causing a blood clot in her leg. ...Read More | |||
