Workers' Compensation News
|
Attorney General Receives $300,000 in Restitution for Workers Misclassified by Gig Company | 12/27/2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that his office obtained a $300,000 settlement with Arise Virtual Solutions Inc. to resolve allegations that the company misclassified its workers as independent contractors instead of as employees. ...Read More | |||
|
Animal Shelter Fined After Worker Mauled | 12/19/2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health fined an animal shelter in San Pedro $563,250 after a worker was mauled in May. Th...Read More | |||
|
AG Sues Optum Rx Over Opioid Crisis | 11/27/2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman on Tuesday announced the filing of a lawsuit that alleges Optum Rx played a central role in the reckless promotion, dispensing and oversupply of opioids. ...Read More | |||
|
Alex Swedlow Retiring From CWCI | 11/26/2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alex Swedlow will retire from his position as president of the California Workers' Compensation Institute in August. ...Read More | |||
|
Average Set-Aside Fell Slightly in 2024 | 11/26/2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The average Medicare set-aside recommended by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor decreased slightly in the most recent fiscal year. ...Read More | |||
|
ALJ Cannot Compel Worker to Attend Evaluation Requested by Employer | 11/22/2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge could not compel an injured worker to attend a functional capacity evaluation at the sole request of his employer. ...Read More | |||
|
AG Says State Could Get $122M in Kroger Opioid Settlement | 11/06/2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the state could receive up to $122 million from Kroger through a settlement that resolves allegations that the grocery chain failed to oversee the dispensing of opioids at its pharmacy. ...Read More | |||
|
Assessment Rate to Drop 22% | 10/31/2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that a 22% drop in the workers' compensation assessment rate is projected to save state employers about $191 million in 2025. ...Read More | |||
|
AWW Calculation Includes Lump-Sum Vacation Pay | 10/24/2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s average weekly wage that includes a lump sum of vacation pay with her wages, and it denied review of the employer’s constitutional challenge of the state’s statutory interest provisions. ...Read More | |||
|
Andrea Coleman to Succeed Bill Mudge as WCIRB President, CEO | 10/04/2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California announced that Andrea Coleman will succeed Bill Mudge as president and CEO next year. ...Read More | |||
