by Kelia Scott | Sep 13, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services proposed a decrease in the state’s workers’ compensation rates next year, which would make it the sixth year in a row that rates in Oregon have gone down. According to DCBS director Cameron Smith, this is because...
by Kelia Scott | Sep 12, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) released an analysis showing that the number of independent medical reviews (IMRs) used to resolve workers’ comp medical disputes in the state rose 4.4 percent in the first half of 2018 compared to the first half...
by Kelia Scott | Sep 11, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released their report on a deadly incident in South Dakota in which two railroad workers were killed after being struck by a BNSF Railway train. The report’s conclusion was that a series of human errors led to the...
by Kelia Scott | Sep 10, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) released a research brief on “Mega Claims” in workers’ comp. These claims account for a very small portion of total claims but rack up major loss costs, mostly due to medical service costs. A mega claim is defined...
by Kelia Scott | Sep 7, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
Data from the West Virginia Health Statistics Center states that the number of fatal drug overdoses in 2017 passed 1,000 people for the first time in West Virginia. There were 1,011 overdose deaths recorded in 2017 and 870 (86%) involved opioids, a 15% increase from...
