Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Posts 2021 X-Mod Estimator | 07/13/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 226 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 64 min read | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California posted to its website a tool it says insurers, agents and brokers can use help policyholders understand how payroll and claim history will affect their 2021 experience modifications, or X-mods. ...Read More | |||
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Registration Info Posted for WCIRB's State of System Webinar | 07/13/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 206 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California recently posted registration information to its website for a free webinar exploring its seventh annual state of the system report. ...Read More | |||
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Webinars, Dividends and Policy Holds: How Carriers Are Doing Business During COVID-19​ | 07/13/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 179 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read | |||
| As uncertainty continues to swirl around the COVID-19 pandemic, workers’ compensation insurance carriers are relying on months-old safety protocols and creating new policies to keep employees safe while also serving customers. ...Read More | |||
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PPP Loans Went to Comp Insurance Companies, Top Law Firms, PBMs and More | 07/13/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 1045 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read | |||
| Like nearly 5 million other businesses around the country, hundreds of workers’ compensation organizations have received low-interest and forgivable loans through the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program. ...Read More | |||
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Panel Upholds PTD Award to Diesel Mechanic for Injuries to Back, Shoulder | 07/13/2020 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 92 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 92 min read | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a diesel maintenance technician for injuries to his back and shoulder. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Courts to Stay Closed Until Further Notice | 07/13/2020 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 170 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 9 min read | |||
| The New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday announced that all Workers’ Compensation Courts will be closed until further notice. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner, Contractors Not Civilly Liable for Worker's Fall | 07/13/2020 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 131 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 61 min read | |||
| The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a property owner and its contractors could not be held civilly liable for the injuries that another contractor’s employee suffered from a fall from a catwalk during a construction project. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Retail Worker Who Fell After Entering Mall | 07/13/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 110 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 28 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a retail store employee was not entitled to benefits for injuries from a fall that occurred shortly after she entered the shopping mall where she worked. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier's Prior Defense to SLU Claim Doesn't Bar Request for Apportionment | 07/13/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 86 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier’s successful defense against a claim for a schedule loss of use award did not bar the carrier from seeking apportionment after a second injury. ...Read More | |||
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MLAC to Continue Discussing COVID Claims | 07/13/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 77 | 0 | Popular with Medical | 27 min read | |||
| Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee will continue discussing how the state’s comp system is handling COVID-19 claims, during meetings scheduled for Wednesday and Friday. ...Read More | |||
