Workers' Compensation News
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Amended Bill Would Bring Agents, Brokers Into Fraud Fight | 06/17/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurance agents and brokers would need training on insurance fraud to get a license in California and would be required to report suspected fraud, under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
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Appellate Division Vacates Assessment on Employer for Late Payment | 06/17/2022 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division overturned an assessment against a public employer for its delay in paying a settlement to a permanently disabled worker. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Would Shorten Determination Period Only for Presumptive Claims | 06/15/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker has dropped a proposal to require employers to make liability determinations within 60 days for most claims and is instead proposing to shorten only the amount of time to accept or deny a first responder’s claim for a presumptive injury. ...Read More | |||
| Agribusiness Manufacturer Cited After Worker Caught in Grain Silo | 06/10/2022 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An agriculture supplies manufacturer in New York is facing $203,039 in penalties following investigation of a November 2021 incident that nearly killed a worker in a grain silo, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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ATI Expands Work Comp Program | 06/03/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| ATI Physical Therapy announced that it is expanding its Workers’ Compensation and Auto Personal Injury program offerings in Illinois where it is headquartered, and throughout the country. ...Read More | |||
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Alleged Mail Delay Doesn't Excuse Untimeliness of Worker's Appeal | 06/02/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an appeal allegedly affected by an 11-day mailing delay was not timely filed. Case: Soltis v. ...Read More | |||
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Andrew Sabolic Appointed ED of WCI | 06/02/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Institute on Wednesday announced that Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Assistant Director Andrew Sabolic was appointed executive director of the nonprofit educational organization. ...Read More | |||
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Amendments Would Require Social Worker Services, Limit IBR Fees | 05/25/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California employers would be required to make available the services of a licensed clinical social worker when it is reasonably required to cure or relieve a worker from the effects of an injury, under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
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Alliance of Women in Workers' Compensation Announces Board Members | 05/19/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alliance of Women in Workers’ Compensation announced that founding board member Kimberly George will serve as the organization’s president. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes Debit Card Payment, CIGA Bills | 05/16/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly unanimously passed bills that would address investment and assessment procedures for the state’s insolvent insurer backstop and allow carriers to continue paying workers’ compensation indemnity benefits using debit cards. ...Read More | |||
