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Governing Committee Approves Experience Rating COVID Claims
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will submit a regulatory filing that includes a provision to start including COVID-19 claims in employers’ experience rating later this year. The WCIRB’s…
Actuarial Committee Meets Tuesday
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Actuarial Committee will discuss experience rating plan values during a meeting Tuesday. “An analysis of the indicated experience rating off-balance factor and the…
DWC Proposes Amendments to QME Rules
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted to its online forum proposed changes to its qualified medical evaluator regulations. Proposed changes would extend the time frame to schedule a medical-legal evaluation…
Lawmakers Propose Increasing Minimum Benefit
Lawmakers in New York are considering a bill that would more than double the minimum workers’ compensation benefit payment. SB 8271, by Sen. James Sanders Jr., D-South Ozone Park, would require…
Governor Appoints Thomas Christenson to Comp Appeals Court
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appointed Thomas Christenson to serve as a judge on the state Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. Thomas Christenson Christenson will replace Gary M. Hall, who retired earlier…
Accreditation Process Gives Providers Tools to Address UR Problems
The accreditation process required for utilization review organizations in California’s workers’ compensation system gives providers several tools to address problems they encounter when trying to obtain prior authorization for medical…
High Court Explains Availability of Apportionment for Worker With Increase in PPD After 2nd Injury
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that when a worker’s injury increased his preexisting permanent partial disability, his schedule award was not subject to apportionment. Case: Howard University Hospital…
Supreme Court Clarifies Maximum Benefit Calculation for Out-of-State Worker Receiving COLA
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that when calculating the compensation due to an injured worker, the cost-of-living ratio applicable to out-of-state recipients must be applied before the statutory provision setting…
Court Upholds Denial of Worker’s Request for Medical Examiner, Additional Benefits
The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request for the appointment of a medical examiner, as well as her award of benefits for a concussion injury…
Unlicensed Comp Agent Sentenced to 4 Years, $1.4M Restitution
An unlicensed insurance agent who sold workers’ compensation coverage to businesses throughout California from 2012 through 2019 was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay more than…
Bill Would Permanently Exempt Manicurists From ABC Test
Licensed manicurists in California would be indefinitely exempted from the state’s so-called “ABC test” of employee status, under recently introduced legislation. Manicurists who book their own appointments and set their own…
Businesses Fined $285,000 After COVID Outbreak at Warehouse
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined three companies a combined $285,000 for knowingly putting workers at risk of exposure to COVID-19. The department said United Natural Foods Inc.,…