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Average Cost for Coverage Increasing 3.1% in 2022
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced a 3.1% increase in the average workers’ compensation premium rate for hours worked next year. Joel Sacks “A modest hike is needed…
Worker Who Failed to Disclose Injuries From Prior Accident Forfeits Entitlement to Benefits
A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker forfeited his entitlement to benefits by failing to disclose his injuries from a prior compensable accident after he was…
Dispute Over Whether Hearing Aids Qualify as Prosthetics Dismissed as Unripe
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court dismissed a worker’s request for a determination of whether hearing aids qualified as prosthetics, determining that the issue was not yet ripe for adjudication. Case: Collen…
Court Upholds Calculation of Comp Offset Against Retired Cop’s Duty Disability Benefits
The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a retired police officer’s duty-disability retirement benefits after taking an offset to account for her workers’ compensation benefits and the funds…
DWC Suspends In-Person Hearings Through April 29
The Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation is suspending in-person hearings in regular procedure contested cases through April 29. Commissioner Joseph Cortese Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Joseph Cortese II in March 2020 issued the…
Claims Administrator Waits Too Long to Seek Reimbursement
A New York appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation claims administrator waited too long to seek reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund for a lump sum that had been…
Mental Health Therapy Aide Accused of Working While Collecting Benefits
A mental health therapy aide at the New York City Children’s Center was indicted for allegedly working a second job while collecting more than $35,000 in workers’ compensation benefits, Bronx…
Insurance Department Cutting Loss Costs by 5.6%
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announced that workers’ compensation insurance premiums will likely decrease for most businesses as a result of a 5.6% overall loss-cost reduction approved for…
OSI Approves 5.5% Loss-Cost Decrease
The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance approved a 5.5% decrease in workers’ compensation loss costs for policies incepting on or after Jan. 1. Superintendent Russell Toal (naic.org photo) The…
Imaging Company CEO Seeks Acquittal, New Trial on Fraud Charges
The president and chief executive officer of a Southern California diagnostic imaging company convicted on 12 counts of fraud in July is asking the federal court in San Diego to…
Salesman Entitled to PTD for Car Accident Injuries, but No Offset for Employer
The Utah Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a salesman for his injuries from a series of car accidents and denied his employer’s entitlement…
Self-Insured Reporting Threshold Increasing to $18,500
The threshold for self-insured employers to report claim loss data to the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division will increase next year to $18,500 from $18,000. The division said the reporting threshold is…