Workers' Compensation News
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Ametros Names New CEO; Former Chief Executive to Stay On as Board Chairman | 11/12/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation set-aside administrator Ametros has a new CEO, the company announced in a news release Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Actuaries Work to Keep Up With Changing Presumption Laws | 11/09/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers' compensation presumption rules were supposed to eliminate some of the debate about compensability for certain illnesses. ...Read More | |||
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Applied Creates Company to Focus on Excess and Surplus Coverage | 11/06/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Applied Underwriters on Thursday announced the creation of Applied Specialty Underwriters LLC to focus on excess and surplus coverage throughout the country. ...Read More | |||
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A Fifth of Comp Claims Are Now COVID-Related — and Rising | 11/05/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A fifth of all workers' compensation claims filed in Minnesota this year are for COVID-19 illnesses, a number that a safety expert called surprisingly high. ...Read More | |||
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Agency Offers Trench Cave-In Safety Training Sessions | 11/05/2020 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The number of trench cave-in deaths has dropped nationwide since the spike seen in 2016, but Kentucky safety officials say the number is still too high. ...Read More | |||
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After Court Ruling, Agency Issues New COVID Presumption Rule | 11/03/2020 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity posted a new emergency rule clarifying that its COVID-19 presumption order applies to illnesses contracted after mid-March, near the start of the pandemic in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Committee Meets Thursday | 10/30/2020 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New Mexico’s Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease Disablement meets via Facebook Live on Thursday. The ...Read More | |||
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Administrative Tax Will Remain, but Second Injury Fund Surcharge to Drop | 10/29/2020 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The administrative tax and a Second Injury Fund surcharge will remain the same for 2021, while a supplemental charge will drop, the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced. ...Read More | |||
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Appellate Court Affirms Injunction Requiring Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees | 10/27/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court affirmed an order directing ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft to treat their drivers as employees and not independent contractors while litigating a misclassification complaint filed by the state and some of its largest cities. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Committee Holding Hearing on Potential Rule Changes Nov. 10 | 10/27/2020 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Advisory Council will hold a public hearing Nov. 10 to gather suggestions about possible changes to laws and rules. ...Read More | |||
