Workers' Compensation News
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Commissioner Approves 7.88% Loss Cost Reduction | 02/02/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Humphreys approved a 7.88% reduction in loss costs for policies incepting on or after April 1. The...Read More | |||
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High Court Rejects Worker's Challenge to Closure of Claim | 02/02/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure of a worker’s claim for benefits for his injuries from an on-the-job fall. Case:...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 02/02/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of additional treatment and benefits for an equipment operator’s neck and back injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants Get Partial Summary Judgment in Labor Law Action | 02/02/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled only to partial summary judgment in their favor. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Seeks 7% Rate Cut for Private Employers | 02/02/2024 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine requested a 7% rate cut for private employers effective July 1, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced. T...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Inpatient Hospitalization Drops More Than 50% in 10 Years | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Inpatient hospitalizations fell more than 50% from 2012 through 2022 due to declining claim volume in addition to technical advances and Medicare rules allowing more outpatient procedures, according to a new report by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of 'Subsequent Employer' | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court in the first decision handed down this year clarified that a “subsequent employer” refers to the employer at the time of the worker's “subsequent injury” in a claim against the Multiple Injury Trust Fund. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Reinstates Claim for Teacher With MRSA Infection | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court reinstated a school teacher’s claim for benefits for his methicillin-resistant staph infection. Case...Read More | |||
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High Court Says No to Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to add a new condition to her claim. Case:...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Religious Exemption Bill | 02/01/2024 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Indiana Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow members of certain religious sects to opt out of workers’ compensation coverage for workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
