Settlement Agreements Must Be Filed Electronically Starting Jan. 1

The Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims is reminding attorneys that all settlement agreements must be submitted electronically starting Jan. 1. The department will not accept paper settlement agreements after that date, and the DWC is offering a PowerPoint presentation on its website that shows how to access the web-based litigation management system. The system, which requires users to log in, “provides users with web-based forms, and further permits interested entities ... to utilize group functions in an effort to promote work distribution,” the department notes on it...