Workers' Compensation News
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Private Comp Insurer Net Written Premium Declines | 11/12/2021 | |
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| Private workers' compensation insurer net written premium decreased 9.5% to $38 billion in 2020, according to updated results released Thursday by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Presumptions, Prescription Drugs Expected as Legislative Topics for 2022 | 11/11/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers throughout the country will likely continue reviewing proposals to create presumptions next year that certain types of injuries are occupational in nature, according to policy observers for Optum Workers’ Comp and Auto No-Fault. ...Read More | |||
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P&T Committee Meets Nov. 16 | 11/05/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The committee that advises the California Division of Workers’ Compensation on evidence-based changes to the prescription drug formulary is meeting virtually on Nov. 16. ...Read More | |||
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Plaintiff Sanctioned for Failed Response to Discovery Requests | 11/04/2021 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld an award of attorney fees against the plaintiff in a personal injury suit for failing to comply with discovery requests for information about his injuries, treatment and workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Proposed Rule Would Update Email Address on Notice | 11/02/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is proposing to revise its Preferred Worker Program rules to include a new agency email address. The ru...Read More | |||
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Pandemic Illuminates Benefits of Telemedicine for Employers, Workers | 11/01/2021 | |
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| By: Michael Bradford (CORRESPONDENT) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The use of telemedicine is on the rise among employers who worried that injured workers would have trouble receiving the care they needed during the COVID-19 pandemic, a panel of experts agreed. ...Read More | |||
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Potentially Liable Employer Can't Immediately Appeal | 10/27/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer with potential liability for a construction worker’s benefits could not take an immediate appeal from a judge’s decision declining its request to have another entity issued notice of the claim. ...Read More | |||
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Police Detective Had Fair Hearing on Applications for Disability Benefits | 10/25/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a police officer’s applications for accidental and performance of duty disability retirement benefits, finding she received a fair hearing and that the evidence did not support a conclusion that her condition was related to an accident that oc...Read More | |||
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PPD Worker Gets Ongoing Awards Without Demonstrating Labor Market Attachment | 10/21/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker with a permanent partial disability was entitled to ongoing awards of benefits without having to prove her attachment to the labor market. ...Read More | |||
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Premium Assessment Rate Increased to 9.8% | 10/19/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The premium assessment rate levied against insurers, self-insured employers and self-insured employer groups will increase to 9.8% from 9% in 2022, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced. ...Read More | |||
