A series of bills were introduced in the Kansas House of Representatives proposing amendments to workers’ compensation standards.
HB 2016 seeks to replace the workers’ compensation prevailing factor standard with a…
The Hawaii Supreme Court clarified the process for calculating an insurance carrier’s lien against an injured worker’s third-party recovery.
Case: Moranz v. Harbor Mall LLC, No. SCWC-17-0000006, 01/11/2022, published.
Facts and procedural…
The Connecticut Insurance Department approved yet another workers’ compensation rate decrease, effective Jan. 1.
Gov. Ned Lamont
The department approved a National Council on Compensation Insurance filing with a 14.1% decrease in…
The New York Workers’ Compensation Board would be required to translate forms and informational documents, under a pair of bills introduced in the state Legislature.
Senate Bill 7843, by Sen. Jessica…
A Florida appellate court revisited a dispute over a carrier’s failure to provide orthopedic treatment to a worker and overturned a “fine” that had been imposed on it for delaying…
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a liability insurance carrier was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims against its insured for injuries from a truck accident.
Case: Ellis v.