Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI: Labor Market 'Uncomfortably Mediocre' | 09/26/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said a mix of positive and negative trends makes it difficult to categorize the current state of the U.S. labor market. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Car Crashes 70% More Costly Than Average Lost-Time Claim | 09/22/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Motor vehicle accidents account for about 5% of lost-time claims but 10% of their costs, according to a new analysis by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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No Expansion of Claim, Pain Management Referral for Injured Worker | 09/19/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim and for a referral for pain management. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Recommends 4.3% Rate Decrease | 09/19/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau recommended a 4.3% decrease in the overall premium and rate level, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
| NYSIF Launches Podcast | 09/19/2025 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Insurance Fund is launching a new podcast, NYSIF FUNDamental, that it said will cover worker safety, climate change, mental wellness, finance, technology and other issues that matter to the carrier. The first episode, "NYSIF Makes History," will cover the hist...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Who Fell While Crossing Public Street | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for her injuries from falling while using a crosswalk on a public street to move from a public parking lot to her workplace. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Recommends 6.9% Rate Cut | 09/03/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending that the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reduce workers' compensation rates by an average of 6.9%, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: CMS Price Changes Not Significant Cost Driver | 08/29/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Adjustments that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made to its reimbursement rates this year are not a significant work comp cost driver, the National Council on Compensation Insurance said Thursday in a ...Read More | |||
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No VSSR Award for Widow of Worker Crushed by Tree Stump | 08/25/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a widow was not entitled to an enhanced award of benefits for a violation of a specific safety regulation, since she relied on a regulation that was inapplicable to the circumstances of her husband's death. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Restoring Service After Suspicious Activity | 08/22/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau announced that it is restoring computer systems that were taken offline earlier in August due to suspicious activity. ...Read More | |||
