Workers' Compensation News
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WCS Announces Change in Rating Process
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12/27/2023
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Rating physicians and chiropractors will be assigned randomly and not via rotation starting Jan. 1, the Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced.
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WCIRB: Written Premium Up 14% for 2022
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12/21/2023
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Written premium in 2022 is 14% higher than in 2021 and nearly at the pre-pandemic level, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said in its Third Quarter 2023 Experience Report, released Wednesday.
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Work Deaths Up 5.7% in 2022
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12/20/2023
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in 2022 represented a 5.7% increase from the 5,190 work deaths in 2021, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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WCAB Lacks Authority to Act on Petition for Reconsideration After 60 Days
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12/19/2023
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A California appellate court ruled that if the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board does not act on a petition for reconsideration of a decision by an arbitrator or workers’ compensation judge within 60 days, it loses jurisdiction over the matter, and decisions on the petition after 60...Read More
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Worker Gets Limited Writ Overturning Denial of Benefits
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12/18/2023
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to a limited writ overturning a denial of his request for temporary total disability benefits after surgery to treat his compensable injuries.
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