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Find Solutions & Strategies                         October 15, 2012

US Map in color50 State & D.C. Rate Rankings

 

Alaska has the highest workers' comp premium rates in the nation, North Dakota the lowest

In This Issue
-50 STATE & DC RANKINGS
-LARSON'S SPOTLIGHT: Exclusive Remedy, Co-Employee Exclusivity, Psychiatric Condition, Violation of Safety Rule
-FRAUD, COURSE & SCOPE, LYMPHEDEMA
-NATIONAL NEWS
-STATE NEWS
-eNEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
A Note From The Editor
Robin Kobayashi Sept 2012

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rate rankings

50 State & D.C. Workers' Comp Rate Rankings: Latest Biennial Study Released. The Oregon Dept. of Consumer and Business Services released its biennial study on national workers' compensation premium rates. Based on rates in effect January 1, 2012, the top 10 states with the highest workers' compensation premium rates in the nation are:

1. Alaska                  6. Oklahoma

2. Connecticut           7. New Jersey

3. California               8. Montana

4. Illinois                   9. New Hampshire

5. New York             10. Maine

The state with the lowest workers' compensation premium rate is North Dakota. To find your state ranking, read the report summary. Scroll a state map here.

Larson's on adequate recovery

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Exclusive Remedy Defense Stands In Spite of Less than "Adequate" Recovery, by Thomas A. Robinson. Distinguishing an earlier decision by the state's supreme court that had held that an injured worker could proceed, at least in limited circumstances, against the employer where the workers' compensation act failed to provide "an adequate" remedy, an Iowa appellate court, quoting Larson's, recently held that an estate of a deceased worker could not proceed against the employer on the grounds that its recovery was not adequate...Read more about this case and other cases on Co-Employee Exclusivity, Psychiatric Condition, and Violation of Safety Rule.

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Fraud SignWorkers' Comp Fraud Blotter:  Disabled Rural Mail Carrier Gave Massages But Delivered No Mail, by LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community Staff. Read it and other news stories.  

 

 

 

 

CassandraThe Savvy Sleuth Returns...And Course & Scope Victory Is Once Again His In This Delaware Remand, by Cassandra Robert, Esq. Read it.

 

 

 

 

 

CassandraFour Doctors and a Claimant--A Study in Lymphedema At the Delaware IAB, by Cassandra Robert, Esq. Read it.

 
national news
state news

AZ: IC to Hold 2012 Legislative Stakeholders' Meeting Nov. 28.

CA: State Fund CEO Says WC Reforms Could Yield Greater Savings Than Expected.

CA: WCIRB Updates Evaluation of SB 863.

CA: WCIRB Releases 2Q 2012 Insurer Results.

CA: Alameda County Receives $3.2M in Grants to Combat Insurance Fraud.

CA: IAIABC Honors Glenn Shor, Chief of EAMS at Calif. DWC.

CA: Supreme Court Grants Review in Valdez Medical Provider Network Case.

CO: Pinnacol, Colorado School of Public Health Team Up to Address Opioid Misuse.

CT: NCCI Recommends 7.1 Percent Rate Increase.

DC: NCCI Recommends 0.4 Percent Rate Increase.

FL: Court Says Statute Has Chilling Effect on IWs Paying Prevailing Party Costs.

FL: OJCC Releases 2011-2012 Settlement, Mediation Statistics Report.

HI: HEMIC Directors Declare $1.5M Dividend.

IL: Governor Fires Kinnaman as Workers Comp Arbitrator.

IL: Brad E. Bleakney Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2013.

IL: Velisha Haddox, Deputy Counsel to Governor, Named One of Chicago's Top 40 Under 40.

IL: IWCC Posts Dental Fee Schedule.

KY: Workers' Comp Funding Commission Seeks New Executive Director.

MD: NCCI Recommends 3.8 Percent Rate Increase.

MA: DIA Posts COLA, Maximum and Minimum Benefits Effective 10/1/2012.

MT: Montana Drops From Highest to Eighth Highest WC Rate in Country.

MT: State Fund's New Stay at Work/Return to Work Policy.

MT: State Fund Seeks to Monitor Patient Compliance With Narcotics.

NM: WCA to Hold Hearing Nov. 8 on Fee Schedule, WCA Rule Changes.

NY: Court Says Injured Worker Hit by Baseball Bat Can Sue for Intentional Tort.

NY: WCRI Study Shows Beneficial Effect of 2007 Reforms.

ND: WCI Posts Notice Regarding Coverage for Out-of-State Employers.

OK: NCCI Recommends 0.4 Percent Rate Increase.

OK: Insurance Commissioner Calls for Workers' Comp Reform.

OK: Appeals Panel Cuts Legislator's WC Award.

OR: WCD Publishes Final Rules Re Employer/Insurer Coverage Responsibility.

OR: WCD Publishes Final Rules Re Employer-at-Injury Program.

OR: WCD Publishes Final Rules Re Preferred Worker Program.

OR: WCD Publishes Final Rules Re Vocational Assistance to Injured Workers.

OR: WCD Posts Forms, Procedures for Vocational Assistance to Injured Workers.

PA: Best Practices Outlined for Workers' Comp Settlements and Mediation.

SC: High Court Backs Injured Worker's Wage Loss Claim.

TN: DWC Issues Final Report on Recommendations to Improve WC System.

TN: Governor Considers Option of Taking WC Disputes Out of Court System.

TX: Premier Private Ins. Acquires Insurance-Source.com.

TX: TDI-DWC Posts Designated Doctor Update.

VA: WCC to Undertake Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Pilot Project.

VA: Insurance Regulators Schedule Oct. 16 Hearing on WC Premium Levels.

WY: Safety Summit Reviews Wyoming's High Worker Death Rate.

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October 8, 2012: High Costs of Long-Term Opioid Use.

October 1, 2012: How to Achieve a Desirable Experience Modification Factor

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