Workers' Compensation News
Machinery Accident Kills Smithfield Foods Worker | 10/26/2022 | ||
State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A man who worked at a Smithfield Foods manufacturing plant in Middlesboro, Kentucky, died in a grisly job site accident on Oct. 17. WYMT-TV ...Read More | |||
MLAC Subcommittee on Care Continuation Meets Friday | 10/24/2022 | ||
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A subcommittee of Oregon’s work comp advisory panel is meeting Friday to continue discussions of ways to ensure injured workers have continuing access to care. ...Read More | |||
MLAC to Discuss Legislative Proposals at Next Meeting | 10/17/2022 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Members of Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee will discuss legislative proposals to address worker leasing company requirements and streamline work comp regulations during a meeting Thursday. ...Read More | |||
MEMIC Announces $17M Dividend | 10/12/2022 | ||
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The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurance specialty carrier headquartered in Maine, announced that its board of directors authorized a $17 million dividend. ...Read More | |||
Medical Payments Climb 5.5% to $1.9B for 2021 | 09/26/2022 | ||
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After falling to $1.8 billion in calendar year 2020, aggregate medical payments rebounded in 2021 and increased about 5.5% to $1.9 billion, according to a new report by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. ...Read More | |||
Max Benefit Increasing to $1,112 on Oct. 1 | 09/21/2022 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation will increase maximum temporary income benefits by 5.1% to $1,112 from $1,058, effective Oct. 1. The m...Read More | |||
MLAC Subcommittee to Focus on Continuation of Care | 09/07/2022 | ||
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A subcommittee of Oregon’s work comp advisory panel is meeting Sept. 16 to discuss ways to ensure injured workers have continuing access to care. ...Read More | |||
Mental Injuries Remain Trend in Comp Legislation, With Mixed Results | 09/06/2022 | ||
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance in late August released its updated legislative activity report for 2022, highlighting that bills that address mental injuries suffered by workers continue to trend nationwide. ...Read More | |||
Measure to Add Protection for Cannabis Use to FEHA Up for Final Vote in Senate | 08/25/2022 | ||
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The California Senate is considering a bill that would limit the ability of businesses to make adverse employment decisions based on a person’s off-hour use of cannabis. ...Read More | |||
Mine Worker's Son Gets Benefits for Fatal After-Hours Accident | 08/16/2022 | ||
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The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld an award of death benefits to the son of a mine worker who was killed in an after-hours accident. Case...Read More | |||