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Report: Medical Costs for Workers’ Comp Rose 11% Nationally
Jul 3 2024 // Medical costs for workers’ compensation increased nationally 11% and first-party claims grew 5% over the last four years, a new report shows. Enlyte’s “Quarterly Medical Price Index (MPI) Report,”...
Marshall Elected Chair of Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission
Jul 2 2024 // Wesley G. Marshall has been elected to a three-year term as chairman of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC), effective July 1, 2024. He succeeds Commissioner Robert A. Rapaport, whose term ended June...
Rhode Island Guarantees Domestic Workers Minimum Wage, Not Workers’ Compensation
Jul 2 2024 // Domestic workers in Rhode Island will now be paid the state’s minimum wage under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee. Traditionally, domestic workers haven’t been given that protection as the...
Report Keys on Impacts of Economic Changes on California Workers’ Comp
Jul 2 2024 // Projected changes to California workers’ comp claims frequency and severity due to industry mix of employment are negligible through 2026, while employment in most industries fully recovered from the initial pandemic...
Insurer Can’t Rescind Workers’ Comp Policy, Even With Misrep, MS High Court Says
Jul 1 2024 // An insurer cannot rescind a workers’ compensation policy, even in the case of a material misrepresentation that could led to millions of dollars in benefits payments, the Mississippi Supreme Court decided last...
Report: Combined California Workers’ Comp Losses and Expenses Down in 2023
Jul 1 2024 // Total insurer combined losses and expenses incurred in 2023 were down, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released its report on workers’ compensation losses and...
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