NCCI Says Fewer Miles Driven During Pandemic Means Fewer Comp Claims November 9, 2020 By Jim Sams The COVID-19 pandemic comes with one bright spot for workers’ compensation insurers: Fewer workers are being injured in motor vehicle...
OCIPS, CCIPS and Wrap-Up Insurance: The Lesser-Known Subrogation Obstacles November 3, 2020 By Gary Wickert Workers’ compensation subrogation has another growing adversary—one that can slip in during the cover of night, gutting subrogation, and reimbursement...
N.Y. Appellate Ruling Opens Door For More Work-From-Home Injury Claims November 2, 2020 By Jim Sams A ruling by a New York appellate court could bring more workers’ compensation claims by work-from-home employees by removing strict...
Mass. Holds the Line on Reimbursement for Marijuana, but Some States Pushing Further October 29, 2020 By Jim Sams Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Tuesday that a workers’ compensation insurer cannot be required to reimburse a claimant for the cost...
Amazon Injuries Risk State Backlash, Higher Workers’ Comp Costs October 23, 2020 By Matt Day and Spencer Soper Injuries in Amazon.com Inc. warehouses could damage more than just the company’s reputation. They could start to hurt the e-commerce...
NCCI Says 2% of COVID-19 Work Comp Claims May Result in Permanent Disability October 16, 2020 By Jim Sams If COVID-19 behaves like other workers’ compensation lung and disease claims, about two out of 100 cases may result in...
State: Worker Who Got $186,000 in ‘Dog Phobia’ Case Owned Dogs October 12, 2020 OLYMPIA, Wash. — A meter reader who was attacked by a dog while on duty and collected years of workers’...
Claims Business: ClimateCheck, Mitchell and Crawford & Co. October 12, 2020 Startup Offering Free Climate Risk Checkups ClimateCheck, a San Francisco startup, is offering consumers free reports that assess the vulnerability...
California COVID Presumption Law Creates New Data Tracking Burdens October 8, 2020 By Jim Sams A California law enacted last month that eases the path to workers’ compensation benefits for employees who contract COVID-19 will...
Meatpackers Deny Workers Benefits For Covid-19 Deaths, Illnesses September 29, 2020 By Tom Hals and Tom Polansek Saul Sanchez died in April, one of six workers with fatal COVID-19 infections at meatpacker JBS USA’s slaughterhouse in Greeley,...