Workers' Compensation News
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WCRI: Moderate Growth in Medical Payments Reverses Trend of Decreases Following Reforms | 10/18/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 45 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| Medical payments in California are on the rise, but the increase coming out of Senate Bill 863 is more moderate than what happened as the effects of the reforms enacted in the early 2000s waned, according to a new report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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School District Gets Interest on Funds Wrongfully Withheld by JPA | 10/18/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 33 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 4 min read | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a public school district was entitled to interest on the funds that had been wrongfully retained by the joint powers authority that had once been in charge of its workers’ compensation program. ...Read More | |||
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CCWC Seeks Session Proposals for Annual Conference | 10/18/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 33 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 2 min read | |||
| The California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation is soliciting session proposals for its 18th annual Legislative and Educational Forum. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Found Guilty of Lacking Comp Coverage in Wildfire Death Case | 10/18/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 54 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| The employer of a man who died while fighting the 2016 Soberanes Fire has been found guilty in Monterey County Superior Court of not carrying workers’ compensation insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Lawsuit Faults Liberty Mutual, NCCI for Failing to Report Third-Party Recoveries | 10/18/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read | |||
| A federal lawsuit charges that Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., with a little help from the National Council on Compensation Insurance, withheld information about subrogation and other savings that could have lowered premiums for thousands of employers across the country. ...Read More | |||
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Red Cross Volunteer Can't Get Benefits for Face Injury | 10/18/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 46 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a volunteer for a charitable organization could not receive workers’ compensation benefits for an injury she sustained while providing her services to the group. ...Read More | |||
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State Labor Department Investigating Uber, Lyft for Possible Misclassification | 10/18/2019 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 102 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 1 min read | |||
| The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is investigating whether ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have been misclassifying workers....Read More | |||
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Gig Economy Advocates Call for Compromise on Classification, Benefits | 10/18/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 111 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 1 min read | |||
| Gig-economy advocates urged New York lawmakers this week to innovate new ways to cover injured workers, instead of classifying them as traditional employees as California has done. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Cites Three Firms Connected to Fatal Crane Collapse | 10/18/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 59 | 0 | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries fined three companies more than $100,000 combined for workplace safety violations uncovered during the investigation of a fatal crane collapse. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Loses Appeal Due to Failure to Complete Application | 10/18/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 38 | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s failure to complete the Workers’ Compensation Board’s application for administrative review of her claim justified its denial. ...Read More | |||
