Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI Proposes Rate Level Decrease of 1.2% at Advisory Forum | 12/16/2016 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance has recommended a 1.2% decrease in loss costs in Idaho next year. NCCI announced the rate fili...Read More | |||
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No Mandamus Relief for Worker Whose Claim Was Disallowed After Misdiagnosis | 12/16/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court denied a request for mandamus relief by a worker whose claim for a knee injury was disallowed after surgery revealed the source of her problems wasn't what the doctors thought it was. ...Read More | |||
| No Disability Retirement for Officer Who Killed Courthouse Gunman | 12/13/2016 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of accidental disability retirement benefits to an officer suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after he shot and killed a gunman who opened fire in the lobby of the Middletown City Court four years ago. ...Read More | |||
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New Rules Proposed for Resolving Reimbursement Disputes | 12/12/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation has proposed amending rules governing the process for resolution of reimbursement disputes between carriers and providers. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Symposium Slated for May 17-19 in Orlando | 12/09/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance has scheduled its 2017 Annual Issues Symposium for May 17-19 in Orlando, Florida. ...Read More | |||
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New House Speaker Takes Aim at High Court | 12/09/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida cannot pass pro-business legislation without reforming the state’s judiciary, new House Speaker Richard Corcoran told the Associated Industries of Florida’s annual conference Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Number of Social Security Disability Awards Falling | 12/08/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The number of applications for Social Security Disability benefits and the number of benefit awards have been steadily falling since 2011, in a trend that some see as intertwined with recent developments in workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker's Injury From Unwitnessed Fall | 12/07/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker's claim for benefits based on an alleged fall from a ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
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NCIC Amends ASC Rule Per Court Ruling | 12/06/2016 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Industrial Commission on Monday approved a temporary rule amending 04 NCAC 10J.0103, Fees for Institutional Services. The ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Who Relocated Within State and Died at Home | 12/06/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to a worker who died while at the apartment he began leasing in New York after accepting a new position with his employer. ...Read More | |||
