Governor Signs Experience Rating, Claimant Privacy Bill

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen enacted a bill addressing experience rating credits and the confidentiality of injured workers' names and contact information. Pillen on Tuesday signed LB 455, which requires that losses an employer reimburses under a deductible policy be credited against the employer's experience modification. The bill also prohibits the Workers' Compensation Court from disclosing an injured worker's name, address, telephone number and email address for 60 days after a first injury report is filed, unless the injured worker waives confidentiality. Claimant infor...