Workers' Compensation News
Widower Charged With Collecting Death Benefits After Remarriage | 08/14/2020 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The arrest of the widower of a Philadelphia police officer who died more than 30 years ago has given new meaning to the term “remarriage penalty.” ...Read More | |||
WCIRB Committee Recommends 2.6% Rate Increase for 2021 Pure Premium Filing | 08/13/2020 | ||
By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Governing Committee on Wednesday approved a staff recommendation to increase the average pure premium rate by 2.6% in 2021, potentially spelling an end to years of rate cuts in California. ...Read More | |||
Worker Charged With Fraud for Claiming Benefits After Losing Fight With Ex-Marine | 08/12/2020 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A construction worker who was allegedly drunk and stoned when he harassed a woman and got into a fight with a former U.S. Marine was charged with fraud for filing a workers’ compensation claim seeking benefits for injuries he sustained in the altercation, the California Department of Insura...Read More | |||
Worker Can't Get Coverage for Medical Marijuana to Treat Back Injury | 08/12/2020 | ||
State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a worker is not entitled to coverage for his use of medical marijuana to treat chronic pain from a compensable back injury. ...Read More | |||
Webinar to Explore Possibility of COVID's Limited Effect on Comp Costs | 08/12/2020 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A webinar scheduled for Aug. 20 will explore the possibility that COVID-19 will have only a limited effect on workers’ compensation costs. ...Read More | |||
WCIRB Actuarial Committee OKs Methodology for Setting New Pure Premium Rate | 08/11/2020 | ||
By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Claims for COVID-19 would add about 6 cents per $100 of payroll to California’s advisory pure premium rate, under a methodology the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Actuarial Committee approved Monday. ...Read More | |||
Worker Can't Assert Viable Labor Law Claim for Injuries From Truck Tipping Over | 08/11/2020 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker could not assert a viable Labor Law claim for his injuries from a truck that tipped over as he operated it. ...Read More | |||
WCIRB Committee: Telecommuter Rate Should Be Based on Golden State Data | 08/10/2020 | ||
By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau committee says it is willing to wait for California-based data before settling on a specific pure premium rate for a proposed telecommuter classification. ...Read More | |||
Worker Gets PPD Award With Uncapped Multiplier for Elbow Injury | 08/10/2020 | ||
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his elbow injuries, finding his claim was timely filed and that he did not have a meaningful return to work. ...Read More | |||
Wearable Ultrasound Promises Faster RTW; Claims Managers Not So Sure | 08/07/2020 | ||
By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A wearable ultrasound system, often used by college and professional sports teams, is slowly making its way into workers' compensation as a way to speed recovery from injuries without extensive surgery or pain medications, the manufacturer said this week. ...Read More | |||