08 Aug 2016
National and State-by-State Workers' Comp News Powered by Larson's (8/8/2016)
Aetna Calls Off Planned Expansion Into ACA Market.
CA: WCIRB Posts Annual Report on State of Workers Comp Insurance System.
CA: WCIRB Releases Aggregate Medical Payment Trends 2015 Update.
CA: WCIRB Governing Committee to Meet Aug. 10.
CT: Widow’s Bystander Emotional Distress Action Barred by Exclusivity.
CT: High Court Blocks Two Lawsuits by Injured Workers in Power Plant Explosion.
IL: Court’s Decision on PTSD Could Open Floodgates.
IL: NCCI Filing Shows 12 Percent Reduction in WC Premiums.
IL: Illinois Policy Institute Considers Workers Comp Opt Out.
IL: AIA Issues Statement on IL Policy Institute’s Workers Comp Opt Out Proposal.
NJ: Appellate Division Reverses Comp Award for Underpaying Claimant.
OR: WCD Releases Quarterly Compensable Fatality Report.
TX: Court of Appeal Reverses Injunction in Nurse Ebola Case.
WA: WSIA Releases Report on WA Supreme Court Workers Comp Cases.
WV: Governor Announces $36M Reduction in Premiums for Employers.