Workers' Compensation News
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Benefits Increase by 5.05% July 1 | 06/09/2020 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maximum benefits will increase 5.05% on July 1 to match the rise in Colorado’s average weekly wage, which increased to $1,180.47 from $1,123.71. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes COVID Presumption for 'Essential Workers' | 06/04/2020 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Colorado lawmakers are debating a bill that would presume COVID-19 is a compensable injury for defined essential workers diagnosed with the disease before June 21, 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Board Drops Assessment Rate; Payments Due This Week | 06/04/2020 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Insurers and self-insurers will see a slight decrease in their administrative assessment fees for fiscal 2021, the Maine Workers' Compensation Board said. ...Read More | |||
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Business Blindsided by Last-Minute Presumption Clause; 23%-35% of COVID Claims Denied | 06/02/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ohio business groups are fighting back after Democrats slipped a last-minute presumption amendment into a bill that was designed to give employers some COVID-19 liability protection. ...Read More | |||
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Beshear Appoints Judges, Nominating Committee Members | 06/01/2020 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear appointed four administrative law judges and three to the Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Extends Premium Due Date to Sept. 1 | 06/01/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is deferring the due date for June, July and August premium payments until Sept. 1. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Begins Sending Face Masks to All Employers | 05/21/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is sending more than 2 million face coverings to all employers covered by the state-run comp system, the agency and the governor announced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Broadspire Selects HomeCare Connect for Post-Acute Care | 05/20/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Third-party administrator Broadspire announced a partnership with HomeCare Connect to provide post-acute care services. Injured workers ...Read More | |||
| Board to Meet Via Zoom on Tuesday | 05/19/2020 | ||
| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Maine Workers' Compensation Board will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday via Zoom, the web-based video conference platform. The Zoom website is here. The meeting identificatio...Read More | |||
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Beshear Names Chiropractor to KEMI Board | 05/15/2020 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed a chiropractor and Democratic party official to the board of directors for the state's largest workers' compensation insurance carrier. ...Read More | |||
