Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Study: Indiana Workers’ Comp Average Medical Claims Higher than Most States
Oct 27 2021 // A recently published study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute found that the average medical payment for Indiana workers’ compensation claims with more than seven days of lost time was higher than the...
OSHA Program Aims to Protect Midwest Workers From Exposure to Hazardous Materials
Oct 26 2021 // To reduce employee exposure to health hazards and encourage companies to make workplace safety and health a priority, the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s regional office in...
California Announces Workers’ Comp Temporary Total Disability Rates for 2022
Oct 25 2021 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the 2022 minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates will increase on Jan. 1, 2022. The minimum TTD rate will increase from $203.44 to...
NCCI Launches Workers’ Comp Learning Academy for Carriers
Oct 22 2021 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance has launched a workers’ compensation learning academy for member carriers. “NCCI affiliates have asked for convenient training and development programs focused on...
Texas Workers’ Compensation Saw Telemedicine Services Skyrocket During Pandemic
Oct 22 2021 // Utilization of telemedicine services in the Texas workers’ compensation rose dramatically during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recently published report from the Texas Department of Insurance...
Origami Risk Enhances Workers’ Comp Claims Administration Package
Oct 20 2021 // Origami Risk, a risk, safety and insurance Software as a Service (SaaS) technology firm, announced it has packaged its online workers’ compensation claims administration into a standard offering to help insurance...
Florida Law Officers Want Change to Workers’ Comp PTSD Law
Oct 18 2021 // Three years after first responders in Florida won a hard-fought victory to make mental stress a compensable condition, officers now hope lawmakers can tweak the law to correct some problems. The Florida Police Chiefs...
Benefits of Vaccine Mandates Outweigh Workers’ Comp Costs of Vaccine Injuries
Oct 18 2021 // Vaccinations have served to significantly reduce the spread of COVID-19 in populations with high take-up rates, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). In the past months, many businesses and...
Workers’ Compensation Reserve Redundancy Reaches $14 Billion, Reports NCCI
Oct 18 2021 // Workers’ compensation insurers continue to stow away more money than necessary in reserves, even as reported loss ratios continue to climb, according to a report released by the National Council on Compensation...
Workers’ Compensation Insurers Find That as Opioid Cost Slows, Marijuana Grows
Oct 15 2021 // Workers’ compensation insurers have slashed spending on opioids, reducing the risk of addiction and delayed recovery, but now they are under increasing pressure to reimburse injured workers for a new kind of...
OSHA Submits Language for Company Vaccine Mandate to White House
Oct 14 2021 // The U.S. Labor Department on Tuesday submitted to the White House the initial text of President Joe Biden’s plan to require private-sector workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested regularly. The...
Idaho’s Workers’ Comp Rates Decreasing 7% for 2022
Oct 13 2021 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance recently submitted its annual rate recommendation. NCCI’s recommendation is based on claims volume, claims utilization, workforce, and wages, as well as any changes in...
AIA Expands to Florida Workers’ Comp Market
Oct 11 2021 // While some property and casualty insurers have pulled out of the troubled Florida market, Associated Insurance Administrators sees strong potential in the workers’ compensation and commercial specialty sectors. AIA,...
Insurate, Workers’ Compensation Insurtech, Secures $4.5M Investment
Oct 6 2021 // Omaha-based Insurate, a data science-based provider of workers’ compensation, announced a $4.5 million seed round led by HSCM Ventures, the venture capital arm of Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. Joining the...
Workers’ Compensation Reserve Redundancy Reaches $14 Billion, Reports NCCI
Oct 4 2021 // Workers’ compensation insurers continue to stow away more money than necessary in reserves, even as reported loss ratios continue to climb, according to a report released by the National Council on Compensation...
Beyond the Headlines: Workplace Violence and Workers’ Compensation Claims
Oct 4 2021 // Whenever a legal dispute arises as to insurance coverage, the court will evaluate policy language to determine if a specific cause of loss constitutes a covered event under the terms of that policy. When workers’...
Workers’ Compensation Premiums Flat for First Six Months of 2021
Oct 4 2021 // A comparison of workers’ compensation direct premium written indicated an overall decrease of approximately 0.3% for the first six months of 2021 compared to the first six months of 2020. Fifteen of the Top 25...
OSHA Fines Tampa Smelter $320,000 for Lead Exposure
Oct 1 2021 // The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Tampa battery recycling center and smelter almost $320,000 for exposing workers to unsafe levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic, despite being warned about...
Florida Appeals Court Finds Workers’ Comp Judge Used Flawed Logic
Sep 30 2021 // If doctors offer differing opinions on a work injury, a judge must appoint a third physician to help settle the matter, according to Florida’s workers’ compensation rules. And an administrative law judge must...
Connecticut Considers Drop in 2022 Workers’ Comp Rates, Seeks Public Comment
Sep 30 2021 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais issued a department notice on September 24 announcing a 30 day period of public comment on the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI) voluntary loss cost...
