BWC: Public Employers Get 10% Rate Cut
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said rates for the state’s public employers will fall by 10% in 2022.
Stephanie McCloud
The reduction, made possible by declining injury claims and relatively…
DWC Updates Emergency Finding for QME Telehealth Rules
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation said it delayed until Monday the filing of proposed rules extending authorization for qualified medical evaluators to provide telehealth services.
The division originally planned to…
Court: Hospital Owed Duty of Care to Nurse Struck by Car While Crossing Street
A Texas appellate court granted en banc reconsideration of a hospital’s liability for a nurse’s fatal injuries from being struck by a car on a public roadway after the end of…
Patrick Sterling Named 2022 President of RIMS
RIMS, the risk management society, on Monday announced that Patrick Sterling will serve as president for the 2022 term.
Patrick Sterling
Sterling is vice president at Texas Roadhouse in Louisville, Kentucky.
NJCRIB Posts 2022 Manual
The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau posted the 2022 edition of its Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance Manual.
The manual governs the underwriting and rating of work comp…
New Opinion Allows Worker to Proceed With Negligence Claim
A Texas appellate court withdrew its prior decision on the viability of a tanning salon worker’s tort claims against her alleged employers and issued a new opinion allowing her to…