Connecticut Work Comp News

Published by Howdy Workers on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021

The latest news about workers compensation in Connecticut.

• Bill Aims to Raise Benefits, Impose Fine for Withholding Medical Records
  February 27, 2023
  Legislation introduced in the Connecticut House of Representatives would extend the duration of partial incapacity benefits and create a new fine for medical providers that fail to remit medical records…
• CBIA, IAC File Amicus Brief Opposing Exclusivity Challenge
  January 31, 2023
  The Connecticut Business & Industry Association and the Insurance Association of Connecticut filed a joint amicus brief asking a state appellate court to deny a motion that seeks to apply…
• Employer Not Barred From Contesting Claim It Never Received in Mail
  January 6, 2023
  The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that an employer who never received the mailed notice of an employee’s claim could not be barred from presenting a defense despite its failure to…
• Correctional Officer Accused of Working for Airline While Receiving Comp
  January 6, 2023
  A correctional officer in Connecticut was arrested for allegedly working at an airline while receiving workers’ compensation benefits. The Connecticut State Division of Criminal Justice on Wednesday announced that Michael McLeod,…
• Worker Willfully Violates Terms of Divorce Settlement by Failing to Pay Comp Recovery to Ex
  November 16, 2022
  The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a finding that an injured worker willfully violated the provisions of his divorce agreement with his ex-wife by failing to pay her a portion of…
• Ninth Straight Comp Rate Decrease Approved
  October 25, 2022
  Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday announced that state businesses will see another rate decrease in workers' compensation insurance beginning Jan. 1, 2023. The Connecticut Insurance Department approved an annual filing…
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Viktoriia R. Protsyk to Hartford Group
  October 13, 2022
  Goldberg Segalla added Viktoriia R. Protsyk to the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Hartford, Connecticut. Viktoriia R. Protsyk (baconwilson.com) Protsyk counsels and defends insurers, employers and third-party administrators in workers’ compensation matters.
• NCCI Recommending 3% Rate Cut for Voluntary Market
  October 4, 2022
  The National Council on Compensation Insurance has recommended a 3% average reduction in workers’ compensation premium rates for the Connecticut voluntary market. Proposed changes to voluntary loss cost level will vary…

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