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BWC Proposes Updates to Work Ability Report
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is proposing changes to the form doctors use to report work ability that it said are intended to enhance its readability and usability. The most…
DWC Announces Increase in Mileage Rate
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the mileage rate for medical and medical-legal travel expenses will increase 2.5 cents to 58.5 cents per mile, effective Jan. 1. The increased…
WCIRB: Written Premium Down 3% Through 3rd Quarter
Written premium for the first nine months of 2021 is down 3% compared to the same period in 2020, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California said in its…
Origami Appoints Heidi Melin as Independent Director
Origami Risk on Tuesday announced the appointment of Heidi Melin as an independent director. Heidi Melin The company said the appointment reflects its strategy to enhance the firm’s governance as it…
Legislature Passes Parking Lot Coverage Bill; Assembly OKs Contractor Status for Caddies
The New Jersey Legislature approved a measure that would define when accidents that occur in employer-provided parking lots are compensable under the state’s workers’ compensation law. At the same time, the…
Public Hearing Scheduled for Proposed Update to MTUS
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing Jan. 21 on a proposed update to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule. The division is proposing to incorporate the Oct.
DWC Issues Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking for Med-Legal Evaluations
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation issued a notice of emergency regulatory action to address the ongoing need for telehealth medical-legal evaluations as well as flexibility regarding office location. “These emergency…
Split Supreme Court Allows Tort Suit by Estate of Worker Who Died of Heart Attack
A divided Alabama Supreme Court ruled that an employer was not entitled to dismissal of a claim by the estate of an employee who had died from an on-the-job heart attack…
COVID-Related Deadline Extensions Don’t Save Worker’s Appeal
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that its supervisory orders tolling statutes of limitations, statutes of repose and similar deadlines because of the COVID-19 pandemic did not apply to the 30-day deadline…
Maximum Benefit Increasing to $1,048 in 2022
The maximum weekly compensation rate will increase to $1,048 in 2022, the Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency announced. State law sets the maximum benefit at 90% of the average weekly wage,…
Bill Would Require Judges to Report Suspected False Statements
Judges would be required to report all cases of suspected false statements or misrepresentations to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Division, under a prefiled bill for 2022. H 4615,…
Lawmakers Propose PTSD Coverage for Probation, Correctional Workers
Probation and correctional workers in Florida would be entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder under a pair of bills introduced ahead of the 2022 legislative session. The…