Workers' Compensation News
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Actuarial Committee Meets Tuesday | 12/02/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Actuarial Committee is meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Committee members will d...Read More | |||
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Average Cost for Coverage Increasing 3.1% in 2022 | 12/01/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced a 3.1% increase in the average workers’ compensation premium rate for hours worked next year. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Council Agrees to 18.8% PPD Increase Spread Over Two Years | 11/23/2021 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Wisconsin’s Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council will recommend that lawmakers increase the maximum weekly permanent partial disability payment by a cumulative 18.8% over two years. ...Read More | |||
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AP Keenan Names Bordan Darm, Scott Carpenter as Strategic Benefits Consultants | 11/18/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California insurance brokerage and consulting firm AP Keenan named Bordan Darm and Scott Carpenter as public agency strategic benefits consultants for the Municipalities, Colleges, Schools Insurance Group, the San Mateo County Schools Insurance Group and other clients in Monterey and San Mateo co...Read More | |||
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Airplane Parts Maker Fined $308,000 | 11/11/2021 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Connecticut aircraft parts manufacturer did not take required steps to identify potential exposures and protect employees from known carcinogens hexavalent chromium and cadmium at its Bloomfield facility, the U.S. Department of Labor said in a statement announcing a $308,000 fine. ...Read More | |||
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AGC Self-Insurers' Fund Returning $27.1M in Dividends | 11/10/2021 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Kentucky Associated General Contractors Self-Insurers’ Fund announced that it will distribute a $27.1 million dividend in March. Members i...Read More | |||
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Average Medical Payments Higher Than Typical in 18-State Study | 10/27/2021 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Average medical payments on claims with more than seven days of lost time in Indiana were higher than typical in a study of 18 states, according to a recent report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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ASIA Sets Annual Conference for Nov. 12 | 10/27/2021 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Self-Insurers Association 2021 annual conference will explore the current legal and economic climate and its impact on state businesses. ...Read More | |||
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Air Ambulance Lawsuit Over Balance Billing Prohibition, Reimbursement Limits Dismissed | 10/18/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida judge found that an air ambulance provider lacked standing to bring a lawsuit against the Office of Insurance Regulations to prohibit enforcement of a bill that requires health insurers to provide reasonable reimbursement for air transportation services and prohibits so-called balance b...Read More | |||
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After Initial Climb, Use of Telemedicine Declined With Reopening Efforts | 10/18/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Telemedicine use tracked closely with emergency rules and state reopening efforts, according to a report by the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
