Workers' Compensation News
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No PTD for Worker With Residual Work Capacity | 10/16/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits, finding that she had some residual work capacity. ...Read More | |||
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New Law Expands Eligibility for Safety Program, Premium Discounts | 10/07/2024 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| More Delaware employers will be able to participate in the state’s Workplace Safety Program and earn premium discounts, under a new law. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Proposes Rate Cuts for 2025 | 09/30/2024 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended an average 6.1% cut in voluntary loss costs for Connecticut in 2025. NCCI also propo...Read More | |||
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Newsom Rejects In-State Licensing for UR Docs, Raises for Fraud Investigators | 09/24/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed bills that would have required some utilization review doctors to be licensed in the state and would have increased salaries for fraud investigators at the Insurance Department. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Defendant; Court Lets Worker Amend Complaint | 09/23/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment to a Labor Law defendant and ruled that the worker was entitled to amend his complaint to add more defendants. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Widow of Man Who Had Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for benefits, finding her late husband’s occupational pneumoconiosis had not materially contributed to his death. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Study Finds Average Impairment Rating of 6.5% | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said its analysis of impairment ratings in 33 states plus the District of Columbia found that the average whole-body impairment rating for permanently disabled workers was 6.5%. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Recommends 1% Rate Cut | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended that the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reduce workers’ compensation rates by an average of 1%, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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No Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits for Ex-DMV Employee | 09/04/2024 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Rhode Island Superior Court upheld a denial of accidental disability retirement benefits to a former Department of Motor Vehicles employee. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Files New Experience Rating Plan | 08/21/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance filed a proposed Texas-specific experience rating plan. NCCI said the new edition of its Experi...Read More | |||
