WCRI Finds HB 373 Delivered Expected Medical Savings
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute on Wednesday said average medical payments per claim fell about 33% from 2014 to 2017, satisfying the main goal of House Bill 373.
HB 373, enacted…
Comp Impact of AMA Updates on Mental Injuries ‘Uncertain’: NCCI
Several changes made in 2021 to the 6th edition of the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment that affect workers’ compensation claims will have an “uncertain”…
Uber and Subsidiary Pay $100M In Driver Misclassification Case
Uber Technologies Inc. and its subsidiary Rasier LLC have submitted a $100 million payment to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Unemployment Trust Fund after an audit…
BWC Launches Physician Training Program
The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation launched a training program for providers treating injured workers.
The Certified Physician Program is a free, online training course that the BWC said will teach…
Report: Delays Plague State’s Comp System
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that shutting down Nevada’s workers’ compensation courts for two months during the COVID-19 pandemic created a two-month backlog of cases.
The newspaper said workers’ compensation attorneys…