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A Maryland appeals court ruled Thursday that the nondependent daughter of a man killed during a work incident cannot bring a wrongful death claim against the employer because the case is barred by workers compensation exclusivity. The Appellate Court of Maryland found a trial court didn’t err in dismissing a wrongful death action filed by …
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday said it cited a Minnesota contractor and proposed $1.8 million in penalties for endangering employees with trenching hazards, the citation following a 2021 agreement with the federal government over similar failures. OSHA cited International Falls-based Wagner Construction Inc. for six instance-by-instance repeat violations for exposing workers …
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Increased claims, inflation and higher reinsurance costs will likely drive further insurance rate increases next year, and most buyers should expect single-digit increases, similar to the rate hikes they saw this year, according to a report from Woodruff Sawyer & Co. In its annual P&C Looking Ahead Guide released Tuesday, the San Francisco-based brokerage said …
The average Medicare set-aside recommended by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor increased nearly 6% in the most recent fiscal year. The average set-aside recommendation in the fiscal year that ended in June was $86,452.67, up 5.98% compared with the $81,571.75 average set-aside in the 2022 fiscal year. The set-aside recommendations …
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Insurance premium renewal rates accelerated in several major lines of commercial insurance coverage in November, but the pace of increases eased in property, according to Ivans Insurance Services, a unit of Applied Systems Inc. In its monthly index released Tuesday, the Tampa, Florida-based insurance exchange said commercial auto renewal rates increased 9.2% in November, compared …
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Health care costs in the workers compensation system in Texas decreased 30% from 2012 to 2022, with the largest drop in pharmacy benefits at 71%, according to a report released Tuesday by the Texas Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group. The state also saw the number of claims decrease 20% and the average cost per …
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The workers compensation industry is raising concerns over gabapentinoids, a drug class that has risen in popularity as a pain-relieving alternative to opioids. Experts worry that such drugs, increasingly being used off-label for pain management, are being prescribed in combination with opioids, which could increase the potential for a deadly overdose. Gabapentin is an anti-seizure …
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The Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims on Monday ordered PetSmart Inc. and its insurer to authorize neck surgery for a worker who says she herniated a cervical disc in June 2022. Destiny Dyer sought surgery for her injury, which she said took place when a large dog whose nails she was trimming as part …
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A labor committee with the New Jersey Assembly on Thursday revived 2022 legislation that would include emergency dispatchers, emergency medical technicians, and volunteer emergency response workers to the list of first responders who qualify for benefits for cardiac events on presumption that their work caused their condition. A.B. 161, now sent to the Assembly Appropriations …
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