Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Re-Adopts Range of Rules | 12/06/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 136 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced this week that it has re-adopted all rules in the Texas Administrative Code, Chapters 102-116. ...Read More | |||
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Department Approves 1.6% Drop in Loss Costs | 12/06/2019 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 74 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 45 min read | |||
| The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance has agreed with a rating organization's recommendation for a 1.6% average decrease in loss costs for 2020. ...Read More | |||
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Indicted, Suspended Providers Received Higher Share of Medical Payments | 12/05/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1180 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 39 min read | |||
| Indicted providers and those suspended from California’s workers’ compensation system following fraud convictions tended to treat more injured workers, provide more services and receive a higher share of medical payments for complex and expensive office visits, according to a new repo...Read More | |||
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Report Shows High Number of Comp Claims From Violence Against Health Care Workers | 12/05/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: MA | Segment: Top | 265 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read | |||
| A new study by the Massachusetts Department of Health shows that health care continues to be one of the most dangerous types of work in the state, and violence against health workers is one of the leading causes of injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Fatal Accident Can't Be Attributed to Gross Negligence of Colleague | 12/05/2019 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 150 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld judgment notwithstanding a jury verdict finding that a worker’s death was caused by the grossly negligent conduct of his colleague. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Railway's Claims of Instructional Error | 12/05/2019 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 156 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 15 min read | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a jury’s $3.5 million verdict in favor of an injured railway employee for his injuries from a collision between a train and a disabled vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Woman Convicted of Workers' Compensation Fraud | 12/05/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 199 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 33 min read | |||
| An Arlington woman was sentenced to probation by a Travis County district court for workers’ compensation fraud. Sharon Boachie received workers...Read More | |||
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Roofing Contractor Cited for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards | 12/05/2019 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 220 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 15 min read | |||
| Martin Davila, of Davila Construction, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing employees to fall hazards at three Missouri job sites. ...Read More | |||
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Insurers, Agents Must Report Suspected Fraud or Lose License, Commissioner Says | 12/05/2019 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 174 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 16 min read | |||
| With payroll fraud and employee misclassification on the rise, the West Virginia insurance commissioner is reminding insurers and agents that they are required to report suspected fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Court 'Regretfully' Applies Change in Law Retroactively to Cap TPD Benefits | 12/05/2019 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 100 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 8 min read | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals “regretfully” ruled that a 2018 change in the law operated retroactively to cap an elderly worker’s permanent total disability benefits for a back injury. ...Read More | |||
