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NCCI: ACA Had No Major Impact on Monday Workers’ Comp Claims

A new research brief released by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) examines Monday claims –claims of worker injuries thought to be unrelated to their jobs and likely happening on ... read more

10 Challenges Ahead for Workers’ Compensation

While there’s a lot of talk so far there is no claim activity. “Medical marijuana is a tempest in a teapot,” says Paduda. No one has had any claims ... ACA is not likely to have a material impact on ... read more

Insurance office appeals ruling blocking workers’ comp premium hike

The office filed its notice of appeal Monday with ... Miami workers’ compensation attorney James Fee had challenged the rate hike in his capacity as a business owner who buys insurance for his ... read more

Florida Supreme Court strikes down workers’ comp attorney fee law

In a major victory for ... McCarty said that after NCCI makes its rate filing, OIR will hold a hearing and work with the stakeholders to “help develop a legislative solution.” The impact on Florida’s ... read more

AIG Fraud Claims Survive In Workers' Comp Spat

Law360 (February 26, 2009, 12:00 AM EST) -- As a pool of workers compensation insurers ... to such a request. An NCCI spokesman said the group was pleased the judge had struck the affirmative defenses ... read more

Monday Workers’ Comp Claims Not Changed by ACA: Report

Monday morning claims ... by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to new research from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). Key findings suggest that the ACA has no real impact ... read more

Court case presents challenge to medical pot in injury case

Ten years later, Maine voters amended the law to allow for dispensaries, which has led to a major expansion of the ... in a category that is deemed to have no currently accepted medical use. The Maine ... read more

2015 Promises to Bring Further Clarity to Whether Defendants Can Moot Class Actions by Mooting the Claims of Named Plaintiffs

The resolution of that issue, and the related question whether named plaintiffs can continue to pursue claims on behalf of a putative class after their individual claims become moot, will have a major ... read more

Senate panel OKs workers’ comp bill opposed by insurance industry

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted 7-1 Monday to approve legislation that would require workers’ compensation carriers to compete ... and I think that we’ve achieved it here.” NCCI has ... read more

Employers Screwing Workers To Sidestep ObamaCare Mandates

So McDonnell and his team have slipped language into the state’s budget bill requiring that any hourly waged workers employed by the state put in no more than 29 hours ... Even then, it’ll come out of ... read more

The barely-getting-by economy

Within this section of the report lies what might be the strongest repudiation of Obama's claims of accomplishment: The most common cause of financial hardship was health care emergencies. THE ... read more

Court Case Creates Uncertainty For Wellness Programs

The removal of this portion of the Final Rules has had a significant impact on employer wellness programs ... Now, the Final Rules’ 30% incentive/penalty ceiling is no longer valid. Instead, the D.C. ... read more