California’s workers’ compensation insurance carriers saw payments for medical benefits tick up 6.8% to $4.7 billion last year, while payments for indemnity benefits climbed 5% to $4.2 billion. Growth in …
California’s public and private sector employers reported a sharp uptick in workplace injuries and illnesses last year, with respiratory illnesses driving much of the increase. Overall, there were 565,900 recordable injuries and illnesses in the state last year compared to 450,500 in 2021 – a 25.6% increase. For perspective, non-farm employment grew by only 3.6% …
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will soon be demanding that workers’ comp carriers and self-insured employers report financial details about how future medical costs will be covered when they settle a workers’ comp claim with a Medicare beneficiary. The agency says it wants to know the amount of reserves being set aside …
Report: Government Considered Spying on Sick Weapons Workers A Rocky Mountain News investigation finds that the government has derailed aid to sick nuclear weapons workers by keeping reports secret from …
Special Report Spurs Special Hearing in Garden State The New Jersey Senate announces plans for a special hearing into the state’s $1.8 billion workers compensation insurance system. State Sen. Paul …
Report Finds Possible Bias of Florida Workers’ Comp Judge A recent report by the chief of Florida’s Division of Administrative Hearings finds that the actions of a Duval County workers’ …
Although workers’ compensation pricing on the street is still highly competitive in California, a first analysis of calendar year loss ratios in the state through the first nine months of this year shows a steep deterioration in costs that could be portent of things to come for the industry. Even the ultimate accident year loss …
Report: Fraudulent Reporting Plagues California Construction Trade University of California Berkeley researchers find that employers in industries with a high risk of work-related injuries—construction and roofing in particular—may be hiding …