WCIRB Webinar to Explore COVID-19 Claims
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is hosting a webinar Oct. 18 to explore the characteristics of COVID-19 claims and how they compare to more typical claims in…
Supreme Court Clarifies Prerequisites for Reopening Claim
The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a determination that a claimant has a permanent injury, or awards of future medical or income benefits, are not prerequisites to reopening a…
Guardian of Incompetent Worker Can Pursue Invalidation of Agreement
A divided Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the guardian for an incompetent worker could pursue an action to invalidate a benefit-review agreement years after it was signed by the worker,…
Columnist Says Pressure Building for Comp Reforms
California political observer and columnist Dan Walters, in an editorial published by CalMatters Monday, said that pressure for workers’ compensation reforms is building in Sacramento.
Dan Walters
Walters’ prediction appears to…
CWCI Bulletin Covers Pre-Pandemic Regional Differences in Claim Trends
Injured workers in Los Angeles County tend to be older and have more experience than workers injured in other parts of the state, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute…
DWC Postpones Physician Dispensing Workshops Due to Hurricane
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation is postponing workshops on physician dispensing rules scheduled for Thursday, the same day Hurricane Ian is forecast to make landfall.
The division is proposing changes…