Workers' Compensation News
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Misclassification Task Force Issues Final Report, Recommendations for Lawmakers | 12/06/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Jennifer Berrier announced that the Joint Task Force on Misclassification of Employees submitted its final report to the General Assembly, including 15 unanimous recommendations. ...Read More | |||
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Mattress Retailer Cited for Willfully Exposing Workers to Vehicle Safety Hazards | 12/05/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a mattress retailer more than $66,000 for exposing its workers to serious injury or death from potential traffic accidents by allegedly forcing them to use a truck without windshield wipers or a working seat belt. ...Read More | |||
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Most Carriers Rank Average or Better in '22 PBO Results | 12/02/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The majority of carriers were graded as average performers or high performers in the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation’s 2022 performance-based oversight assessment. ...Read More | |||
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Manufacturer Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Tort Claims | 12/01/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a packaging material manufacturer was entitled to summary judgment on the negligence and gross negligence claims filed by the representative of a temporary worker who had been severely injured on the manufacturer’s premises. ...Read More | |||
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Max Benefits Increase 4.7% Next Year | 11/18/2022 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The maximum weekly benefit for injuries occurring on or after Jan. 1 will increase by 4.7%, the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court announced. ...Read More | |||
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Minimal Impact Expected for Comp Following CDC's Updated Opioid Guidelines | 11/16/2022 | |
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| By: Joseph Toppe (Senior Business Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance for administering opioids after softening its stance for U.S. physicians prescribing the medication for pain m...Read More | |||
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MSF Announces Date for 2023 Medical Conference | 11/10/2022 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana State Fund announced that it will hold its 2023 annual medical conference April 26-28. The theme of the conferences will be managin...Read More | |||
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Mixed Responses to Governor's Action on Presumption Bills | 10/28/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| By Jon Campisi, Correspondent California Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting mixed reviews from workers’ compensation attorneys for his decision to extend one presumption for another year and to reduce the time for employers to determine compensability on other presumptive claims, together...Read More | |||
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Municipal Employer Must Bargain With Union Over Injured Worker's Termination | 10/28/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| New York’s highest court ruled that a public employer is required to engage in collective bargaining over the procedures for terminating municipal employees after they have been absent from work for more than a year due to an injury sustained in the line of duty. ...Read More | |||
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MedRisk Acquires Specialty Network From Sedgwick | 10/27/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based MedRisk, which manages physical rehabilitation for injured workers, on Wednesday announced its acquisition of the specialty physical therapy network from Memphis, Tennessee-based Sedgwick Claims Services Management Inc. ...Read More | |||
