Workers' Compensation News
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Vocational Expert Can Use Personal Knowledge to Establish Available Positions for Worker | 09/23/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer was entitled to modify a worker’s benefits after it identified jobs within her capabilities that would enable her to increase her earning power. ...Read More | |||
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Franklin & Prokopik Sets Work Comp Seminar | 09/23/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Franklin & Prokopik firm is hosting a seminar on Oct. 9 covering issues in Maryland's workers' compensation system. The...Read More | |||
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DWC Lowers Discount Rate for Final Quarter of 2025 | 09/23/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced that the fourth quarter discount rate will be 7.12%. The discount rate is used to calcul...Read More | |||
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CHSWC to Review Long-Awaited Report on Prepaid Benefits Cards | 09/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Members of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation are scheduled to review at their next meeting a long-awaited draft report on a program allowing carriers to use prepaid benefits cards for injured workers in California. ...Read More | |||
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Preferred Employers Insurance Names Kimberly Wagner an Assistant Vice President | 09/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Preferred Employers Insurance appointed Kimberly Wagner assistant vice president of product and underwriting. ...Read More | |||
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Physician, Practitioner Section of Fee Schedule Updated | 09/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation updated the physician and practitioner section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate Medicare's fourth quarter changes. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Announces EAC Appointments | 09/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Division of Workers’ Compensation Administrative Director George Parisotto appointed two new members to the committee tasked with investigating complaints of judicial misconduct. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Commission Improperly Drew Down Letter of Credit, Must Return Unused Funds | 09/22/2025 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Commission improperly drew down a $1.8 million letter of credit posted to cover claims against a bankrupt self-insured textile company and ordered the employer's successor to recover the unused funds. ...Read More | |||
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Lyft Pays $19.4M in Driver Misclassification Case | 09/22/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Department of Labor announced that Lyft paid $19.4 million into various funds after an audit found that the ride-hailing company misclassified more than 100,000 drivers as independent contractors from 2014 to 2017. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Car Crashes 70% More Costly Than Average Lost-Time Claim | 09/22/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Motor vehicle accidents account for about 5% of lost-time claims but 10% of their costs, according to a new analysis by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. ...Read More | |||
