Florida Supreme Court to Decide Workers Comp Constitutionality
Just recently a legal challenge to the constitutionality of Florida workers compensation system that was thrown out by a state appeals court may be headed to the Florida Supreme Court.…
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Workers’ compensation is insurance that provides cash benefits and/or medical care for workers who are injured or become ill as a direct result of their job.
Employers pay for this insurance, and shall not require the employee to contribute to the cost of compensation. Weekly cash benefits and medical care are paid by the employer’s insurance carrier, as directed by the Workers’ Compensation Board. The Workers’ Compensation Board is a state agency that processes the claims. If Board intervention is necessary, it will determine whether that insurer will reimburse for cash benefits and/or medical care, and the amounts payable.
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Begins Overcharge Repayments
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is beginning to cut checks to state employers who were overcharged for insurance premiums from 2001 through 2009. The state has mailed approximately 24,140…
Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Update
A hot topic being discussed recently is independent contractor misclassification. With cases such as the recent FedEx Ground suit that settled for $228 million the subject has attracted the attention…
Construction bears more opioid-related costs than other industries | Business Insurance
The cost of opioid use is greater for injured construction workers than for injured workers in other industries, according to a new analysis by insurer CNA Financial Corp. Spending on…
Prescription cost per workers comp claim rose 7.3% in 2014 | Business Insurance
While the average cost per workers compensation claim increased in 2014, the number of prescriptions per injured worker and the average morphine equivalent dose per script declined, Coventry Workers’ Comp…
Changing demographics reset workplace safety | Business Insurance
Changing workplace demographics are creating several new challenges for risk managers, notably in the area of safety. An aging workforce requires new approaches to workplace safety, observers say, noting the…
WCRI: Georgia Workers Comp Indemnity Benefits Key Cost Contributor
Indemnity benefits per claim with more than seven days of lost time in Georgia were among the highest of the 17 study states and the main contributor to the higher…
South Carolina Jumps Aboard Workers Comp Alternative Bandwagon
A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced workers’ compensation option legislation that would allow qualified businesses in the state to offer their own injury benefit plan to employees. The state is…