Workers' Comp

The NCCI reported the sector had a combined ratio of 84 in 2022, marking the sixth consecutive year with a combined ratio below 90.

An idiopathic injury occurs when either the cause of an accident is unknown or when it is due to a personal condition of the employee with no relationship to a workplace risk or hazard. For an injury to be compensable under O.C.G.A. § 34-9-1(4), it must "arise out of" and occur "in the course of" employment.

Regardless of age or industry experience, employees in their first year on a job accounted for 34% of all claims.

An appeal is underway in a case involving a woman who had her workers' compensation benefits pulled for failing to stop smoking while undergoing medical treatments.

The scheme was uncovered while the California Department of Insurance was investigating an unrelated matter involving fake auto insurance claims.

Health care workers at the facility were subjected to more than 500 incidents of violence during a seven-month period, OSHA contends.