Workers' Compensation News
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Newspaper Urges L&I to Reconsider Proposed Rate Hike | 10/07/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Spokane Journal published a news report Thursday urging the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries to reconsider a proposed 4.8% average rate increase....Read More | |||
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NCCI: 'Great Reshuffle' Part of Short-Term Frequency Anomalies; Long-Term Impact Muted | 10/05/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The trend of workers switching jobs in record numbers that started during the pandemic contributed to frequency anomalies in 2020 and 2021, but the National Council on Compensation Insurance said it will likely cause only small deviations from long-term frequency trends in the coming years. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Recommending 3% Rate Cut for Voluntary Market | 10/04/2022 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance has recommended a 3% average reduction in workers’ compensation premium rates for the Connecticut voluntary market. ...Read More | |||
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Newsom Shortens Window for Claim Decisions, Extends COVID Presumption | 10/03/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California employers will have less time to accept liability on certain presumptive injury claims and face penalties of up to $50,000 for unreasonably denying them, under a bill enacted by Gov. Gavin Newsom. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Retail Worker Injured in Parking Lot | 10/03/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that a retail worker was not entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall in a parking lot adjacent to the store where she was undergoing new-hire training. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Proposes 4.7% Rate Cut | 10/03/2022 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Friday announced a proposed 4.7% decrease in the overall premium and rate level, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Newsom Signs Bill Adding Social Workers to MPNs | 09/29/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California comp carriers and self-insured employers can add licensed clinical social workers to their medical provider networks, under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. ...Read More | |||
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No Alternative Care for Worker Even Though Employer Caused Him to Miss COVID Test, Surgery | 09/26/2022 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to alternate care even though he missed his surgery date because his employer failed to provide him with transportation for a pre-screening. ...Read More | |||
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No Prospective Surgery, Maintenance Benefits for Retail Worker Injured in Robbery | 09/23/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that a retail worker injured in a robbery was not entitled to prospective surgery or maintenance benefits. ...Read More | |||
| No Unemployment Benefits for Worker who Quit As Condition of Comp Settlement | 09/19/2022 | ||
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a denial of unemployment benefits to an injured worker who quit her job as part of the settlement of her workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
