WCS Announces 10.4% Benefit Increase
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section reported that maximum monthly benefits increased by 10.4% on Monday.
The maximum benefit increased to $5,630.43 for the fiscal year that runs through June 30, 2025,…
DWC Publishes Fee Schedule
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation published the state’s 2024 medical fee schedule.
The schedule of maximum reimbursement allowances for physician and nonhospital services takes effect Jan. 1.
The fee schedule is…
Proportion of Payments for Medical, Indemnity Benefits Holds Steady
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California reported that the proportion of total loss payments going to indemnity benefits and medical treatment was unchanged in 2023.
Medical losses paid in…
Labor Department: Electronic Medical Records Update Includes Penalty
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that starting Aug. 1, a new penalty of $500 can be assessed to health care provider agents who violate certain laws relating…
Court Upholds Worker’s Convictions for Embezzlement, Workers’ Compensation Fraud
A federal appellate court upheld a worker’s convictions and sentence to embezzlement and workers’ compensation fraud.
Case: U.S. v. Holmes, No. 23-4700, 06/21/2024, unpublished.
Facts and procedural history: Federal prosecutors in South…