Washington, DC – The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold an in-person and online meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST. Committee members will meet in person and the event will be open to the… [Read more]
Legislative & Regulatory News
FL OIR Approves 15.1% Decrease in Workers’ Compensation Rates for 2024
Tallahassee, FL – Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky issued a Final Order granting approval to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) for a statewide overall workers’ compensation insurance rate decrease of 15.1 percent. The rate decrease applies to both new and renewal workers’ compensation insurance policies effective in Florida as of January 1, 2024. “As… [Read more]
CA DWC Announces 2024 Profile Audit Review and Full Compliance Audit Performance
Oakland, CA – The California Division of Workers’ Compensation’s (DWC) Audit and Enforcement Unit conducts a profile audit review (PAR) for all adjusting locations of California workers’ compensation claims at least once every five years, per the requirements of Labor Code sections 129 and 129.5. Performance of the adjusting locations is measured in five areas… [Read more]
CA Commissioner Lara Announces Appointments to CIGA Board of Governors
Sacramento, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara recently announced a reappointment and new appointments and to the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) Board of Governors. Christina Ozuna Christina Ozuna is Senior Vice President – Chief Claims Officer for Employers Holdings, Inc. Ozuna has over 30 years of experience in the workers’ compensation industry with a… [Read more]
Dan LaBruyere Joins TDI-DWC as New Deputy Commissioner for Compliance and Investigations
Austin, TX – Texas Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Jeff Nelson has announced the appointment of Dan LaBruyere as DWC’s new Deputy Commissioner of Compliance and Investigations, which includes Audits and Investigations, Enforcement, the Fraud Unit, and the Fraud Prosecution Unit. Dan replaces Debra Knight who left DWC in August to become the State Fire Marshal. Prior… [Read more]
MN Rehabilitation Review Panel Seeks Member, Alternates
St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) recently announced that its Rehabilitation Review Panel has openings, beginning January 2024, that include: one health care provider member (four-year term); one chiropractor/health care provider/rehabilitation provider alternate member (annual term); one union labor representative alternate member (annual term); and one employer/insurer alternate member… [Read more]
Idaho Workers’ Compensation Rates to Decrease for Seventh Consecutive Year in 2024
Boise, ID – The Idaho Department of Insurance (DOI) recently announced that it has reviewed and accepted the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) rate filing for an overall average 12.6% reduction in Workers’ Compensation rates. The decrease – which takes effect January 1, 2024 – marks the seventh consecutive year of rate decreases for… [Read more]
WCRI: DE Medical Treatment Costs Decreased During Pandemic, Benefit Payments Increased
Cambridge, MA – A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found that total costs per claim with more than seven days of lost time in Delaware decreased in 2020 and then increased in 2021 (claims evaluated as of March 2022). Changes in the availability of medical services and economic conditions were the… [Read more]
KY DOI Announces 18th Consecutive Decrease in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs
Frankfort, KY – Kentucky Department of Insurance (DOI) Commissioner Sharon P. Clark recently announced that an annual filing insurance carriers use to develop rates for workers’ compensation coverage showed its 18th consecutive overall decrease in loss costs. Loss cost is the amount of money an insurance company must pay to cover a claim and is… [Read more]
OSHA Announces Meeting of Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health on Oct. 19
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced a meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health on Oct. 19, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. FACOSH advises the Secretary of Labor on all matters relating to the occupational safety and health of… [Read more]