Workers' Comp News 040826

Mixed economic indicators in comp, alleged theft when worker injured twice, sole proprietors in PA, Mental injury expansion, and defining health care providers.

Hiring slowdown, wage growth create mixed outlook for comp: NCCI - Business Insurance
"overall economic growth remained stable in 2025, the report points to a weakened labor market,"

Arlington man charged with theft in $80K workers' comp fraud case - MyNorthwest.com
“After getting hurt at one job, and getting time-loss benefits for being too injured to work, Mr. Traff got hurt again at a second job, and tried to claim benefits for that injury, too,”

Sole proprietors not required to notify insurer as employers: Pa. court - Business Insurance
"a sole proprietor who is injured on the job is not required to notify a workers compensation insurer within 120 days to preserve eligibility for benefits"

Mental injury on the job: Emerging legislative efforts to compensate workplace trauma
"the majority of the legislation focuses ​on supporting first responders and healthcare workers"

Commonwealth Court Bars Supplier of Medical Goods from Challenging Amounts Paid ... - JD Supra
"suppliers of medical goods ... (as opposed to providers of healthcare services), are not 'health care providers,'”



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