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Regulators Outline Efforts for Updating Claims, Other Systems 10/29/2021
By: Michael Bradford (CORRESPONDENT)
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Workers’ compensation departments are busy replacing legacy technology and beefing up cybersecurity as they look to make systems more efficient and harder for thieves to access, a number of regulators and others said during the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Com...Read More
 
 

Report: Jury Finds Clinic Worker Fired Over Comp Claim, Awards $2.2M 10/29/2021
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A jury awarded $2.2 million to an Iowa worker who was fired days before scheduled surgery to treat a work-related injury, according to a report by the ...Read More
 
 

Rating Bureau Adds Membership Inquiry to Website 10/21/2021
State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau announced the addition of a membership inquiry option to its Workers Comp Inquiry Portal tool. ...Read More
 
 

Report: More Than 300 COVID Claims Pending at Least Six Months 10/20/2021
State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer
More than 300 workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 have been pending for at least six months, according to a report by Seattle-based ...Read More
 
 
Rates Decreasing 7% for 2022 10/20/2021
State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Idaho Department of Insurance announced that workers’ compensation rates will decrease by an average of 7% for policies incepting on or after Jan. 1. The department said the National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended the cut based on claims volume, claims utilization...Read More
 
 

RIMS CEO Mary Roth to Retire Following 2022 Conference 10/18/2021
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
RIMS CEO Mary Roth announced plans to retire following the 2022 annual Conference & Exhibition in April. ...Read More
 
 
Report: Man Arrested After Threatening SCIF Staff 10/12/2021
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Highway Patrol arrested a man on suspicion of making criminal threats against staff at State Compensation Insurance Fund, according to a report by the ...Read More
 
 
Restaurant Owner Sentenced for 5-Year Fraud Scheme 10/12/2021
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced one of the owners and operators of a Thai barbecue restaurant chain operating in Los Angeles and San Francisco received a two-year suspended sentence for a payroll and sales tax fraud scheme. ...Read More
 
 

Rand Researchers Say Evidence Supports Rationale for PTSD Presumption 10/04/2021
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Researchers for Rand Corp. said their review of first responder claims for post-traumatic stress disorder found evidence supporting the rationale for California lawmakers to create a presumption that the condition arose out of employment for first responders. ...Read More
 
 

Railway Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's FELA Claim 09/30/2021
State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a railway was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a transport driver’s claim against it under the Federal Employers Liability Act because it was not her employer. ...Read More
 
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