Workers' Compensation News
WCIRB to Revise COVID Industry Class Factors in Rate Filing | 09/10/2020 | ||
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Some California employers will get a little relief from what is essentially a COVID-19 surcharge after the Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Wednesday voted 10-1 to revise the 2021 advisory rate recommendation. ...Read More | |||
Worker Can Pursue Labor Law Claim Against Building Owner | 09/10/2020 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim against a property owner but ruled that the owner was entitled to indemnification. ...Read More | |||
Woman Pleads Guilty to Cashing Dead Father's Benefits Checks | 09/10/2020 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A woman in western New York state pleaded guilty to forging her deceased father's name on workers' compensation benefits checks. Bonnie Slater...Read More | |||
WCRI Study Shows Link Between Early PT and Lower Costs for Back Pain Claims | 09/09/2020 | ||
By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Early physical therapy sessions can mean significantly improved outcomes and lower costs for injured workers with lower-back pain, says a study by the Workers' Compensation Research Institute that examined almost 26,000 claims. ...Read More | |||
WCS: Clock Ticking for Claim Deadlines, PEO Licenses | 09/09/2020 | ||
State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section said an emergency order that extended claim and hearing deadlines and prevented professional employer organizations licenses from expiring is no longer in effect. ...Read More | |||
WCB Didn't Err in Denying Review of Award to Worker who Didn't Prove Labor Market Attachment | 09/09/2020 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that an employer could not obtain board review of a judge’s determination that a worker was entitled to permanent partial disability benefits despite her failure to establish her attachment to the labor market because the employer did not properly complete t...Read More | |||
Worker Gets Benefits Despite Delay in Reporting Injury, Conflicting Causation Evidence | 09/08/2020 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury, despite his failure to immediately report his accident and the existence of conflicting medical evidence on the cause of his ongoing complaints. ...Read More | |||
Worker Doesn't Need to Reach MMI to Challenge Carrier's Subrogation Claim | 09/08/2020 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker does not need to reach maximum medical improvement before he challenges a subrogation lien under the “made whole doctrine.” ...Read More | |||
WCIRB Governing Committee Meeting Sept. 9 | 09/04/2020 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will meet Sept. 9 to discuss the 2021 regulatory and advisory pure premium rate filings. ...Read More | |||
WCRI Webinar to Cover Medical Care During Pandemic | 09/04/2020 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting a webinar Sept. 24 to explore the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of medical care. ...Read More | |||