No Benefits for Worker With Repetitive Trauma Claim
The Missouri appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a factory worker for her claimed injuries from the repetitive use of grinders.
Case: Steinbach v. Maxion Wheels Sedalia LLC, No.
Worker’s Descendants Can’t Maintain Wrongful Death Claims Against His Former Employer
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that the descendants of a worker who died from cancer could not maintain wrongful death claims against his former employer for allegedly exposing him to…
Lawmakers Send PTSD Presumption to Governor
Tennessee lawmakers unanimously passed a bill that would create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for firefighters and unanimously passed a grant program bill to help employers cover the costs…
Bills Repeal Pool Assessment, Allow Tracking and Training of Contractor Truckers
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed bills to ensure that motor carriers can monitor truck drivers without the risk of establishing an employer-employee relationship and to repeal a statute authorizing assessments…
TDI Adopts NCCI Revisions to Methodology for Experience Rating Plan
The Texas Department of Insurance has adopted NCCI Item E-1409 — “Enhancement to NCCI’s Experience Rating Plan Methodology” — revising components used to calculate experience rating modifications.
The National Council on…
CMS to Use Updated Life Table
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that it would use an updated life table to calculate life expectancy for workers’ compensation set-asides later this month.
CMS said it…