Oregon Union Pushes PTSD Benefits for Corrections, Health Workers
- The Oregon American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is pushing for support of Senate Bill 606 that would broaden workers compensation benefits to automatically cover post-traumatic stress-related conditions for Oregon State Hospital employees and DHS group home workers.
- The union is also lobbying for the state to put more safeguards in place to protect workers in corrections and behavioral health jobs.
- They are backing Senate Bill 24, which would set minimum staffing standards for health care workers in prisons and another proposal not yet introduced would limit mandatory overtime for Oregon Department of Human Services workers in group homes.
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NJ Rating Bureau Adds Reporting Data
- The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau said it is expanding its Indemnity Data Call to align with the Workers Compensation Insurance Organizations’ (WCIO) electronic data specification.
- The new elements include: Classification Code; Return to Work Date; Zip Code of Injury Site; Number of Dependents; Exposure State Code; and, Indemnity Claim Code.
- The changes will take effect with Q4 2025 data, due by the Q1 2026 ending March 31, 2026.
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Reshoring Could Lead to Increase in WC Claims
- Conning Research said President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on imports could lead to an increase in workers’ compensation claims as U.S. manufacturers move to reshoring.
- As well, property/casualty insurers face rising claim expenses from tariffs on construction and vehicle repair materials.
- Assessing the litigation environment for P/C insurers in 2025, Alan Dobbins, Conning’s director of insurance research, said “Nuclear” verdicts, third-party litigation funding, expanded liability and social media platforms that amplify risks are all factors in that litigation environment.
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