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Annual Report of Inventory for Claims Due April 1
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation reminds claims administrators that the report of claim counts for calendar year 2021 is due April 1. Claims administrators are required to file an annual report…
Bill Would Amend Rules on Information Disclosure in Comp
A bill introduced in the Kansas state House of Representatives by the Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development would make notification of any change to workers' compensation benefits discretionary. HB…
ICA Proposes Rules for Cancer Claim Reporting
The Industrial Commission of Arizona introduced rules to carry out a requirement from a 2021 bill that carriers, self-insured employers and self-insurance pools report cancer claims by firefighters. Lawmakers last year…
Senate Passes Bill to Determine Inmate Wages
The Washington state Senate approved a bill that would control how wages are calculated when someone is injured after incarceration. The Senate on Friday voted 37-12 to pass SB 5701, by…
Deadline to Request COLA Reimbursement Approaches
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section said the deadline to submit requests for reimbursement for cost-of-living adjustments paid in calendar year 2021 is March 31. State lawmakers in 2019 revised rules for…
Goldberg Segalla Welcomes John K. Archibald
Goldberg Segalla added John K. Archibald to the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Baltimore. John K. Archibald (goldbergsegalla.com) Archibald focuses his practice on the defense and counsel of insurers, employers and third-party…
Appeals Court Rejects Effort to Strike Doctor Over Fees
A Florida appellate court overturned a judge of compensation claims decision disallowing a duly authorized treating physician whose initial evaluation and treatment fee exceeded base fee schedule rates. “We reverse because…
CWCI Projects High Mark for COVID Claims in January
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute is projecting that total COVID-19 claims filed in January will exceed the previous high-water mark from December 2020. A total of 30,554 claims with January 2022…
NCCI Quarterly Economics Briefing Thursday
The National Council on Compensation Insurance will hold a quarterly economic briefing webinar Thursday. Len Herk, executive director and senior economist for NCCI, will discuss the January 2022 jobs report, the…
Lawmakers Double Down on Vaccine Injury Legislation
Idaho lawmakers introduced a second piece of legislation that aims to make vaccine injuries following an employer-mandated vaccination compensable in workers’ compensation. HB 593, introduced Thursday, largely mirrors language in HB…
Report: COVID Claims Cost Three Times City’s Average Comp Budget
The Texas city of Amarillo incurred three times more in costs for COVID-19 claims in the most recent fiscal year than it typically budgets for all workers’ compensation claims in a…
DWC Updates Hospital Outpatient, ASC Fee Schedule
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted adjustments to the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the…