Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Patriot National Acquires Hospitality Supportive Systems in Pennsylvania
Apr 9 2015 // Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based workers’ compensation services provider Patriot National Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of Hospitality Supportive Systems (HSS), a Springfield, Pennsylvania-based...
Arizona Law Clarifies Medical Marijuana Insurance Requirements
Apr 9 2015 // Workers’ compensation carriers and self-insurers will not be required to pay for a patient’s medical marijuana under a new bill Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law. The state’s more than 63,000 holders of...
New North Carolina Medical Fees Expected to Save on Work Comp
Apr 9 2015 // Revised medical fees approved in February by the North Carolina Industrial Commission and planned to take effect this year are expected to save the state’s workers compensation system $27 million annually, as well as...
Combinability of Insureds
Apr 8 2015 // Consolidating separate legal entities’ loss experience to develop a common experience modification factor has the potential to cause confusion for the client and sometimes the agent. Clients may view such mixing of...
LP Insurance in California Names Cheta Workers Comp Consultant
Apr 6 2015 // LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Shalila Cheta as a workers’ compensation consultant in it risk management services division in California. Cheta has more than 20 years of experience in California workers’...
Work Comp for PEOs and Their Client/ Employers
Apr 6 2015 // Professional employer organizations (PEOs) began their rise after the adoption of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 cleared a path for the creation and expansion of such entities. Between 700 and 900...
South Carolina Court Rules Stripper Shot at Club Entitled to Workers’ Comp
Apr 6 2015 // An exotic dancer who was shot at a Columbia, S.C., nightclub is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her injury, according to a ruling by the state’s highest court. The State newspaper reported that...
New North Carolina Medical Fees Expected to Save on Work Comp
Apr 6 2015 // Revised medical fees approved in February by the North Carolina Industrial Commission and planned to take effect this year are expected to save the state’s workers’ compensation system $27 million annually, as...
Maine Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Increases
Apr 1 2015 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI) filing for the overall average workers’ compensation loss cost level change of +2.6 percent in Maine took effect on a new and renewal basis as of April...
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commissioner Resigns; New Appointees Named
Apr 1 2015 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has accepted the resignation of Troy Wilson Sr., the first chairman of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission. His resignation is effective May 31. The governor named Dr. LeRoy Young,...
Payout of Ohio Workers’ Comp Settlement Delayed
Apr 1 2015 // Thousands of employers in Ohio who were overcharged for workers’ compensation insurance premiums will have to wait at least a few more weeks before collecting a share of the $420 million court settlement, according...
California Workers’ Comp Committee Votes for Lower Mid-Year Filing
Apr 1 2015 // The California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee voted on Wednesday to authorize the WCIRB to submit a mid-year pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance...
Delaware Regulators Recovered $2.1M for Policyholders in 2014
Apr 1 2015 // The Delaware Department of Insurance (DOI) announced it recovered more than $2.1 million for policyholders in 2014, and helped business owners save nearly $9.3 million in workers’ compensation insurance costs. The...
Nonemployee ‘Employees:’ The Borrowed Servant Doctrine – Part II
Apr 1 2015 // Part I of this “nonemployee, employee” mini-series introduced the three types of “employers” and began the discussion regarding what constitutes or creates control. Part II completes the...
California Applicants Attorneys Want Action Based on Workers’ Comp Report
Mar 31 2015 // The California Applicants’ Attorneys Association on Tuesday called for action from Gov. Jerry Brown on reported delays and denials in the treatment of injured workers. CAAA’s call to action is in response to a...
Payout of Ohio Workers’ Comp Settlement Delayed
Mar 30 2015 // Thousands of employers in Ohio who were overcharged for workers’ compensation insurance premiums will have to wait at least a few more weeks before collecting a share of the $420 million court settlement, according...
Nonemployee ‘Employees:’ The Borrowed Servant Doctrine – Part I
Mar 30 2015 // “The vital test in determining whether a workman furnished by [the primary employer] is a servant of [the special employer] is whether they (the employee(s)) are subject to the “special employer’s”...
Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Rate to Decline for 4th Year
Mar 28 2015 // The cost of workers’ compensation insurance is declining for the fourth consecutive year in Pennsylvania. The state departments of Insurance and Labor & Industry said on Friday, March 27, that overall rates will...
N.H. Court: Worker Who Fell Asleep While Driving Due Benefits for Crash Injuries
Mar 27 2015 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled last week that a worker who fell asleep while driving a company truck and hit a utility pole in the course of his employment is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for the...
New Hampshire Senate Delays Workers’ Compensation Reform Deal
Mar 27 2015 // New Hampshire state senators have pushed off a deal to reform New Hampshire’s workers’ compensation insurance laws. The chamber voted Thursday to send a tentative deal, which would’ve given providers...
