The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reported that claim frequency is up 24% during the 28 months of the pandemic compared to the two-plus years
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an employer and its insurance carrier should have been allowed to enforce a settlement agreement and collect reimbursement from
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A unanimous Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker’s settlement with his employer exhausted his administrative remedies and that he could proceed with a
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A federal workplace safety investigation revealed that a 35-year-old farmworker died from heat illness on a Duette, Florida, farm in April 2022, the U.S. Occupational
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Wednesday filed its recommendation for an 8.4% rate level decrease for workers’ compensation, effective Jan. 1, 2023.
NCCI
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A Florida company was sentenced in federal court on a criminal charge related to an explosion at a coal-fired power plant in 2017 that caused
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A Texas appellate court ruled that an in-state insurance carrier did not owe coverage for an out-of-state worker’s accident that happened in Louisiana.
Case: Texas
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation posted links and other information for a public meeting to discuss informally proposed changes to the designated doctor program
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims against his alleged statutory employers, finding no employment relationship existed.
Case: Taylor v. Armstrong,
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that doctors and their administrators will be required to use the web-based TXCOMP system to accept and manage
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