Workers' Compensation News
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Insurance Department Adopts 6.7% Rate Cut | 10/10/2024 | |
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Idaho Department of Insurance on Wednesday announced that it accepted the National Council on Compensation Insurance's rate filing for an average 6.7% reduction in workers’ compensation rates. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Claims, Granting Cross-Claim | 10/10/2024 | |
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s claims against it and for its breach of contract cross-claim against homeowners. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets No Referral for Evaluation of Noncompensable Condition | 10/10/2024 | |
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a referral to a neurosurgeon for evaluation of a condition that had not been accepted as compensable in a worker’s claim. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adopts Research Agenda | 10/10/2024 | |
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation on Wednesday announced that it adopted the 2025 agenda for its Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Claim Against Sedgwick CEO | 10/10/2024 | |
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld the dismissal of a medical provider’s claim for damages against an insurance company executive for the carrier’s alleged failure to pay for the treatment of workers’ compensation patients. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: No Compensation for Jouster Injured at Renaissance Festival | 10/10/2024 | |
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Louisiana Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a decision finding that a man injured while jousting was excluded from the state's workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Announces $18.7M Dividend | 10/10/2024 | |
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State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The board of directors for Maine-based workers’ compensation carrier MEMIC Group approved an $18.7 million dividend. The dividend announced We...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Reports Increase in Average Charged Rates | 10/09/2024 | |
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Average charged rates increased in the first six months of 2024, suggesting recent rate declines are flattening, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California said in its latest quarterly experience report. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Opens Second 15-Day Comment Period for Pharmacy Rules | 10/09/2024 | |
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation opened a second 15-day comment period on a proposal to incorporate Medi-Cal’s reimbursement rules into its pharmacy fee schedule. ...Read More | |||
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CAAA Opens Registration for 2025 Winter Convention | 10/09/2024 | |
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Applicants’ Attorneys Association opened registration for its annual winter convention, which will be held in Las Vegas Jan. 23-26. ...Read More | |||
