Workers' Compensation News
BWC: Jeweler Pays $42,000 in Restitution for Double Dipping | 10/24/2023 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Monday announced that a man convicted of working while receiving benefits paid $42,000 in restitution to the agency. ...Read More | |||
BWC: Formulary, Inpatient Reimbursement Rules Await Review | 10/20/2023 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is finalizing rules that would modify payments for hospital inpatient services and its prescription drug formulary. ...Read More | |||
Battery Plant Fined $270,000 for Safety Violations | 10/18/2023 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued $270,000 in fines for workplace safety violations in an Ohio battery manufacturing facility operating under a joint partnership between General Motors and LG Energy Solution. ...Read More | |||
Business Officials Accused of Wage Theft, Comp Fraud | 10/11/2023 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Department of Insurance said an Orange County business owner and office manager were charged with multiple felonies for their alleged role in an insurance fraud scheme that exposed workers to risks and denied them wages. ...Read More | |||
Bureau: New Rate-Filing Rules Not Applicable to Comp | 10/02/2023 | ||
State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau said a recently enacted bill addressing rate-filing rules does not apply to work comp carriers. Gov. John C...Read More | |||
Benefits Increasing 3.89% Oct. 1 | 09/26/2023 | ||
State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that benefits will be increasing 3.89%, effective Oct. 1, because of an increase in the state’s average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
Bill to Extend TD for Medical Dispute Resolution Heads to Governor | 09/14/2023 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
California lawmakers voted to send Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would create a three-year period during which temporary disability paid while an injured worker successfully challenges a utilization review denial would not count toward the aggregate cap on benefits. ...Read More | |||
BWC Awards $5 Million in Grants for Safety Projects | 09/11/2023 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Friday announced it awarded $5 million in grants for workplace safety projects. The second round of ...Read More | |||
Building Inspector Fails to Assert Viable Labor Law Claim for Fall | 09/05/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a building inspector could not assert a viable Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
Bill to Mandate In-State Licensing for UR Docs Sent to 'Inactive File' | 08/30/2023 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
A California lawmaker moved to the Assembly’s “inactive file” a bill that would require some doctors performing utilization review to be licensed in the state. ...Read More | |||