WCIRB Announces Date for Regulatory Hearing
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California announced that the Department of Insurance is holding a hearing in April on the proposed Sept. 1, 2025, regulatory filing.
The WCIRB at…
Worker Gets 0% PPD Award for Elbow Injury
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 0% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s elbow injury.
Case: Adkins v. SWVA Inc., No. 24-ICA-304, 02/28/2025, published.
Facts: Gregory Adkins worked for…
Attorney Fee Increase Heads to Governor
New Mexico lawmakers passed a bill to increase the maximum attorney fee to $30,000.
The Senate on Sunday voted 25-14 to pass House Bill 66, which has not been amended since…
Senate Approves Increasing Uninsured Employers’ Fund Assessment
The Maryland Senate passed a bill that would allow the Uninsured Employers’ Fund Board to direct the Workers’ Compensation Commission to increase the assessment on awards and settlements to cover…
WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meets Thursday
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Actuarial Committee is meeting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Committee members will discuss insurer experience as of Dec. 31, as well as diagnostics that…
Court Overturns Denial of Authorization for Worker’s Compound Cream Medication
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned an administrative decision allowing a claims administrator to end payments for an expensive compound cream a worker was using to treat her complex…