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Code	139.2
Title	Labor Code Section 139.2

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CT - Some In-Person Hearings to Resume Aug. 1

07/14/2020 | 34 | 0

The Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission will allow a limited number of in-person hearings starting Aug.1, but parties must wear face coverings and stay more than 6 feet apart. Hearings should continue to be held online through Microsoft Teams video conferencing, but commissioners may schedule in-person proceedings if a telec... Read More

MN - 1,500 Frontline Workers File Claims Since Presumption Law Passed

07/14/2020 | 41 | 0

Since Minnesota lawmakers in April approved a COVID-19 presumption law for frontline workers, more than 1,500 of them have filed workers' comp claims after catching the disease, state officials said. The state Department of Labor and Industry had received 2,018 COVID-19-related claims by June 26, according to a news report. Some 1,567 of those... Read More

NATL. - Reports: Workers Sickened With COVID-19 Fight for Comp Benefits

07/14/2020 | 20 | 0 | 46 min read

The Associated Press and Kaiser Health News, in separate articles published Monday, reported that some frontline workers who contract COVID-19 will face a fight to receive workers’ compensation benefits. The Associated Press reported that “essential workers who get the coronavirus on the job have no guarantee in most states they&r... Read More

NJ - Audit Finds Multiple Problems With State Employee Comp Program

07/13/2020 | 225 | 0 | 27 min read

New Jersey’s self-insured workers’ compensation program for state employees provided incorrect benefits in most claims and failed to address the root cause of many accidents, an audit by the state’s comptroller found. “Our report demonstrates that the state can do more to save money and to make sure workers are compensa... Read More

RI - Cleaning Contractor Charged With Underreporting Payroll

07/13/2020 | 188 | 0 | 4 min read

The owner of a cleaning company has been charged with failing to maintain workers’ compensation coverage and with underreporting payroll by more than $300,000, the Rhode Island attorney general said Thursday. Marcello Pompa, 37, of Saugus, Massachusetts, also underpaid 16 workers between 2017 and 2019, when the cleaning service went out of b... Read More

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