Workers' Compensation News
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Report Critical of Education Department Comp Program | 12/20/2018 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hawaii state Department of Education’s workers’ compensation program received low scores in a recent report by Honolulu Civil Beat claiming...Read More | |||
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Report Claims GAO Found Problems With Energy Worker Compensation Program | 12/19/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Injured worker | |||
| A report by the Government Accountability Office found failure to properly communicate instructions to appeal denials of claims for benefits under a federal energy workers’ program could be suppressing the number of cases, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Rate Decreases May Start Slowing in New Year, Analysts Predict | 12/18/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ comp insurance rates are expected to keep falling in the new year, observers say, although some cite increased hiring of inexperienced workers and rise in million-dollar claims as potential problems on the horizon. ...Read More | |||
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Res Judicata Did Not Bar Worker From Reasserting Claim After Prior Denial | 12/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that the doctrine of res judicata did not bar a worker from reasserting a claim for benefits after a prior denial by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Contractor Cited for Alleged Lack of Fall Protection | 12/17/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Melbourne, Florida-based roofing contractor for allegedly exposing employees to the risk of falls. ...Read More | |||
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Report: State to Fight Lawsuit Over Hanford Presumption | 12/13/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Officials in Washington state vowed to defend a new law creating a presumption of compensability for cancer, heart conditions and breathing problems suffered by workers at the federal Hanford Nuclear Reservation. ...Read More | |||
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Rate of Musculoskeletal Disorders 5 Times Higher for Firefighters | 12/12/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The rate of workers’ compensation claims involving musculoskeletal disorders in Washington state was 2.7 per 100 full-time equivalents for firefighters, compared to 0.5 per 100 FTE for all other occupations. ...Read More | |||
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Rand Recommends Incentives for Quality, Timely Med-Legal Reports | 12/11/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s Medical-Legal Fee Schedule could be improved by abandoning the time-based payment methodology for a flat rate, and adding bonuses for timely and complete reports, according to a new Rand Corp. report...Read More | |||
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Report: Deferred Retirement Program Not Cost-Neutral | 12/11/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A deferred retirement program intended to keep veteran police and firefighters on the job in Los Angeles is not cost-neutral, despite being sold as such to voters in 2001. ...Read More | |||
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Ride-Share's Role in Comp Transportation Debated | 12/11/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft are making inroads into workers’ compensation transportation, but how big of a role they will ultimately play in shuttling injured workers to and from medical appointments is being hotly debated. ...Read More | |||
