Workers' Compensation News
Insurance Department Moves to New Tulsa Office | 11/03/2023 | ||
State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
The Oklahoma Insurance Department completed the move to a new office in Tulsa. The new office in the Meridian Tower on East Skelly Drive opened Tuesda...Read More | |||
Insurance Department Announces 12.6% Rate Cut | 10/24/2023 | ||
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The Idaho Department of Insurance on Monday announced that it accepted the National Council on Compensation Insurance's rate filing for an average 12.6% reduction in workers’ compensation rates. ...Read More | |||
Injured Firefighter's Civil Suit Passes Constitutional Muster | 10/19/2023 | ||
State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that when a plaintiff has a remedy for an injury under the Workers’ Compensation Act, the application of the Oregon Tort Claims Act to preclude lawsuits against third-party state employees does not violate the state Constitution. ...Read More | |||
Insurance Department Approves 6.4% Loss Cost Reduction | 10/17/2023 | ||
State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The Kentucky Department of Insurance on Monday announced that it approved an 18th consecutive overall decrease in loss costs. The department approv...Read More | |||
Investigation Finds Candy Plant Wasn't Evacuated Before Explosion | 10/16/2023 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The U.S. Department of Labor said a Pennsylvania candy maker failed to evacuate employees after some reported smelling gas before a March 2023 explosion that killed seven workers at the company's West Reading facility. ...Read More | |||
Insurance Department Launching Diversity Index | 10/13/2023 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Department of Insurance announced that it will release the results of its inaugural Insurance Diversity Index today. ...Read More | |||
Insurance Commissioner Announces 7.24% Rate Cut | 10/12/2023 | ||
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Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro on Wednesday announced that voluntary market loss costs will decrease by an average of 7.24%, effective Dec. 1. ...Read More | |||
Industrial Commission Has Discretion to Determine Worker's Preinjury Vision Baseline | 10/10/2023 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the Industrial Commission has discretion to use a claimant’s corrected vision as his preinjury visual baseline. ...Read More | |||
Insurance Division Seeks to Improve Drug Pricing Protocols | 10/10/2023 | ||
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
The Massachusetts Insurance and Financial Services Division is seeking comments on ways to facilitate compliance or improve standards for workers’ compensation prescription drug pricing protocols. ...Read More | |||
Injured Worker Fails to Prove Entitlement to Further Treatment, Benefits for Hip | 09/22/2023 | ||
State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a caregiver was not entitled to additional treatment or benefits for her injured hip. Case:...Read More | |||