Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI Recommends 1% Rate Cut | 09/05/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended that the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reduce workers’ compensation rates by an average of 1%, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass In-State Licensing for UR Docs, E-Signature Bills as Session Ends | 09/04/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers closed out the 2024 legislative session by passing a bill that would allow electronic signatures on all work comp documents, and a bill requiring that doctors who do utilization review on claims involving private employers are licensed in the state....Read More | |||
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Subcontractor Can't Demand Payment for Work Done Without Comp Coverage | 09/04/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a subcontractor on a construction project was not entitled to pursue payment for its work because it failed to maintain workers’ compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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No Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits for Ex-DMV Employee | 09/04/2024 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Rhode Island Superior Court upheld a denial of accidental disability retirement benefits to a former Department of Motor Vehicles employee. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of PTD Benefits | 09/04/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured worker. Case: Under...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns $3 Million Judgment for Worker's Death | 09/04/2024 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Supreme Court overturned a $3 million judgment in a wrongful death case, finding that a worker’s failure to realize a safety device was missing from a machine was not sufficient to hold him civilly liable for “removing” the device and causing a co-employee’s fa...Read More | |||
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DWS Proposes 12% Rate Cut | 09/04/2024 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services proposed a 12% reduction in workers’ compensation base rates for 2025. The department said ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Lacks Jurisdiction to Act on Petition for Recon Over 60 Days After Filing | 09/03/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board lacks jurisdiction to act on a petition for reconsideration more than 60 days after it was filed. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Sends to Governor Proposed Pay Raise for Fraud Investigators | 09/03/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Legislature passed a bill that would increase salaries for Insurance Department fraud investigators. The Senate on Aug. 26 voted 32-7 t...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes State Licensing Requirement for UR Docs | 09/03/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly passed a bill that would require some doctors who perform utilization reviews to be licensed in the state. The Assembly on...Read More | |||
