Austin, TX – The Texas Department of Insurance recently provided clarification of information that appears in several recent news stories about its January 2022 data security event. TDI discovered a programming code error in a web application and promptly fixed it. In January 2022, TDI found the issue was due to a programming code error… [Read more]
Legislative & Regulatory News
Sidharth Voorakkara Appointed to CA CHSWC by Senate Rules Committee
Oakland, CA – The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) recently announced the appointment of Sidharth Voorakkara to the Commission. He was appointed by the Senate Rules Committee on May 4, 2022. Sidharth Voorakkara is Senior Vice President of the San Diego office of a national public relations and polling firm,… [Read more]
WA L&I Reports Hard Drives and Other Equipment Stolen During Break-in at Regional Office
Tukwila, WA – Hard drives, laptops, cellphones, office equipment, door access key cards, gas cards and other items were stolen during a recent burglary at the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) regional office in Tukwila. The Tukwila Police Department is investigating the burglary. The hard drives held agency files which may have contained personally… [Read more]
New WCRI CompScope Benchmarks Include Early Look at Impact of COVID-19
Cambridge, MA – The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute recently announced the release of the 22nd edition of its CompScope™ Benchmarks reports, which measure the performance of 18 state workers’ compensation systems, how they compare with each other, and how they have changed over time. The reports are designed to help policymakers and others benchmark state… [Read more]
WCRI & IAIABC Release New Edition of Report on Workers’ Comp Laws in US and Canada
Cambridge, MA – WCRI recently announced that an essential tool to identify the similarities and distinctions between workers’ compensation regulations and benefit levels in U.S. states and Canadian provinces is now available from WCRI and the International Association of Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC). In Canada and the United States, workers’ compensation is entirely under… [Read more]
MA AG Healey Secures Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease via Settlement
Boston, MA – Massachusetts businesses will save approximately $80 million under a settlement Attorney General Maura Healey recently reached with the State Rating Bureau (SRB) and the Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau (WCRIB). The settlement, which follows an intervention by the AG’s Office in an administrative rate hearing at the Division of Insurance, results… [Read more]
CA WCIRB Governing Committee Authorizes September 1, 2022 Pure Premium Rate Filing
Oakland, CA – The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) Governing Committee recently voted to authorize the WCIRB to submit a September 1, 2022 Pure Premium Rate Filing to the California Insurance Commissioner. The filing will propose advisory pure premium rates that will be on average 7.6 percent above the average approved September… [Read more]
OSHA Initiates Enforcement Program to Identify Employers Failing to Submit Injury, Illness Data
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is initiating an enforcement program that identifies employers who failed to submit Form 300A data through the agency’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA). Annual electronic submissions are required by establishments with 250 or more employees currently required to keep OSHA injury and illness… [Read more]
PA L&I and IUP to Study OSHA Standards in Commonwealth and Public-Sector Workplaces
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf recently announced that the Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) and the Office of Administration have partnered with Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) to study the feasibility of extending the protections of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) standards to the workplaces of thousands of public-sector workers throughout Pennsylvania.… [Read more]
NCCI Releases New Brief on 2022 Medicare Fee Schedules and Workers’ Comp
Boca Raton, FL – The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently released a new brief on 2022 Medicare Fee Schedules and Workers Compensation. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updates its reimbursement rules and rates for medical services each year. This article will discuss and compare the most relevant changes in its… [Read more]