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It's OK There, But Not Here

The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that depositions used in asbestos lawsuits cannot also be used in workers' compensation claims if the employer was not a defendant in the tort action. Read More 

Kickball Accident Nets WC Claim

A South Carolina man who was injured in his company's kickball game is entitled to workers' compensation benefits, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled. Read More 

New OSHA Rule Requires Reporting Single Incidents of Severe Injuries

OSHA has issued a final rule requiring employers to notify it when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye. Previously, OSHA's regulations required an employer to report only work-related fatalities and in-patient hospitalizations of three or more employees. Read More  

NCCI Reports on MSAs and Workers' Compensation

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved $1.8 billion of workers' compensation MSAs in FY 2013. Who's filing for them, and how is CMS reviewing them? NCCI tells us. Read More

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WCI Briefs

To save you time, here's a sampling of workers' compensation and insurance news from around the country, each in 300 words or less. Read More

Work Comp Is a Yes, Suing the City Is a No, Virginia Court Says

The widow of a Norfolk, Va. police recruit who died in training was properly awarded workers' compensation benefits. And the "exclusive remedy" of the Act prohibits her from making a separate claim against the city, court says. Read More

Examining the 'Unconstitutional' Part of Florida's Work Comp Law

A judge in the 11th Circuit Court of Florida recently declared Chapter 440, Florida Statutes unconstitutional, as long as it maintains the current exclusive replacement remedy language. One lawyer says the implications are far-reaching. Read More

Pill Combo May Help Combat Pain, Reduce Opioid Use

Adding a common epilepsy drug to a morphine regimen can result in better pain control with fewer side effects. Moreover, the combination can reduce the dosage of the opioid needed to be effective. Read More

Qui Tam Helps Battle Medical Provider Fraud

Qui Tam sounds like a menu option, but it is actually more of a "self-defense" move for insurers victimized by medical provider billing fraud. Read More