Reasons for Workers’ Compensation Claim Denials. Here are some of the most common reasons claims are denied: The injury isn’t work-related or was a preexisting condition.

Workers compensation laws require the payment of certain types of compensation. Although the rules may vary slightly by state, injured workers can typically make a claim to recover the following: ...

Your claims history plays an important role in how insurance companies determine your workers’ comp premiums. The cost of workers’ compensation insurance may increase when you file a claim.

For patients hospitalized with long COVID, worker's compensation paid out an average of $216,000 per claim, compared to $53,000 for hospitalized patients without long COVID.

Your employer will file the claim with its workers' comp insurance company, which is responsible for any payout. The insurer will either approve or deny your claim. You can appeal if you are denied.

A backlog of workers’ compensation claims by Minneapolis police officers appeared to have started flowing again. A City Council committee on Monday overwhelmingly voted to settle claims totaling ...

The U.S. Labor Department reported in May 2024 that 272,000 new jobs were added to the labor force. This significant increase naturally leads to a rise in workers’ compensation premiums due to ...

Santa Monica’s workers' compensation program saw a significant 29.5% increase in total liabilities during the 2023-24 fiscal year, largely driven by three catastrophic claims that accounted for ...