by Kelia Scott | Oct 18, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) released “The World of Cumulative Trauma Claims” that looks at California comp claims that stem from repetitive mentally or physically traumatic activities over time. These cumulative trauma (CT)...
by Kelia Scott | Oct 17, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed legislation that changes the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act in several ways, one of which is related to injuries resulting from the use of illegal, non-prescribed substances or prescribed substances over the prescription amount....
by Kelia Scott | Oct 16, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
Regulators fined the San Francisco Bay Area transit agency (BART) for safety failures associated with an incident five years ago which killed two workers inspecting a track during a union strike. Two workers were killed in 2013 when they were inspecting a track and...
by Kelia Scott | Oct 15, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) released a research brief that investigates the speculation that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would have an impact on claims with Monday accident dates. There is a hypothesis that injuries that occurred over the...
by Kelia Scott | Oct 15, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) released their 2018 Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Costs and Coverage report which provides information on each state’s medical and indemnity spend by type of payer. They found that in general workers’ compensation...
