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Insurance Commissioner Approves 10.5% Rate Cut
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon approved the annual loss cost filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance reducing workers’ compensation rates. The rate cut will take effect May 1. The Insurance…
High Court Says Judicial Review Not Available to Summary Denials of Requests to Reopen Claims
A Workers' Compensation Commission decision summarily denying a request to reopen or modify a claim is not subject to judicial review, Maryland's highest court ruled. Case: Sanders v. Board of Education…
Auditor: BWC Contractors Overpaid $26,000
Ohio Auditor Keith Faber on Tuesday ordered two contractors to reimburse the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation $26,000 after finding they were allegedly paid for nearly 250 hours of work when…
DWC Posts Adjustments to OMFS for Physician, Practitioner Services
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare…
Advisory Council Publishes Summary of High Court Decisions
The Tennessee Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation published a summary of significant decisions the state’s high court issued in 2021. The report includes a synopsis of cases addressing procedural issues such…
COVID-19 Claims Fall in November
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation announced the number of indemnity claims for COVID-19 fell again in November to the lowest point since March 2020. The division reported 119 indemnity claims…
Worker Injured in Explosion Gets Claims Reinstated against Homeowners
A New York appellate court reinstated a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims against the owners of a home where he suffered injuries where an explosion occurred as he was…
Court Revives Some of Worker’s Claims for Injuries from Dump Truck Overturning
A New York appellate court revived several claims a worker filed for injuries from his dump truck overturning while he was unloading gravel for a parking lot resurfacing project. Case: Seem…
High Court: Overtime Earnings Considered Part of ‘Full Wages’ for Reopening Claim
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a firefighter's inability to earn overtime due to his industrial injury equates to being incapacitated from earning "full wages” in allowing him to reopen…
Worker Bound by Terms of Settlement Conveyed by Attorney to State Fund
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker was bound by the terms of the settlement conveyed by her attorney to the State Fund to resolve her claim for…
Employer Penalized for Failure to Authorize Surgery, Pay TTD
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was properly penalized for its failure to authorize a second surgery for an injured worker or pay temporary total disability benefits…
WCD Announces 2022 Claims Processing Administrative Cost Factor
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the claims processing administrative cost factor will be 17.54% next year. The factor is used to calculate reimbursement for carriers and self-insured employers that…