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WCIRB Webinar to Cover Latest Report on Geographic Differences in Claim Trends
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is hosting a webinar Nov. 15 to discuss its latest report into geographic differences in claim trends throughout California. Laura Carstensen The WCIRB in 2015…
WCA Schedules Hearing on Fee Schedule Changes
The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is holding a public hearing on its proposed 2024 Health Care Provider Fee Schedule Tuesday in Albuquerque. Proposed changes to the fee schedule would increase the…
NCCI Discussing Physician Service Utilization Study at Webinar
The National Council on Compensation Insurance is holding a webinar Thursday to review findings from its recent study on physician service utilization throughout the country. Raji Chadarevian Raji Chadarevian, executive director of…
Worker’s Prescriptions Aren’t Objective Medical Findings of Back Injury
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for an alleged back injury as unsupported by objective medical findings. Case: Howell v. Arkadelphia Human Development Center,…
College Professor Fails to Establish Claim of Injury
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a college biology professor failed to prove his claim of injury. Case: Singleton v. Dillard University, No. 2023-CA-0053, 10/04/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: Bernard Singleton…
No Summary Judgment in Contract Dispute With Auditor
A New York appellate court ruled that a company providing workers’ compensation insurance audit services was not entitled to summary judgment on its claim that a customer had breached the…
DWC Seeks Input for Opioid Plan-Based Audit
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking input for the agency’s proposed audit plans to evaluate decisions and recordkeeping of health care providers who prescribed gabapentin or pregabalin in combination…
MEMIC Adds Michelle Allen as SVP, Chief HR Officer
Maine-based workers’ compensation carrier MEMIC announced that Michelle Allen joined its senior leadership team as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Michelle Allen She succeeds Catherine F. Lamson, who…
WCIRB: Most X-Mods for 2024 Now Available
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California announced that carriers, agents and brokers can access 2024 experience modifications for policyholders. Firms that use WCIRB Connect can view X-mods and experience…
WCC to Stop Sending Paper Notices to E-Filers
The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that it will stop sending paper notices to parties who signed up for electronic filing through CompHub. When the commission launched the CompHub online system, it…
Injured Firefighter’s Civil Suit Passes Constitutional Muster
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that when a plaintiff has a remedy for an injury under the Workers’ Compensation Act, the application of the Oregon Tort Claims Act to…
WCD Cuts Assessment for Workers’ Benefit Fund
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the assessment for the Workers’ Benefit Fund will drop by 10% in 2024. The division said the assessment will be lowered to 2 cents…