Workers' Compensation News
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BWC Updates Outpatient Formulary and Rules | 04/20/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has updated its outpatient drug formulary to include cancer medications, migraine drugs, anti-inflammatory patches and a topical spray for pain. ...Read More | |||
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Bureau Waives Regs on Premium Refunds | 04/17/2020 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Regulators in Maine won't complain if insurers refund or reduce premiums going forward for policyholders hit by the coronavirus economic downturn. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes COVID Presumption for First Responders, Health Care Providers | 04/16/2020 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill introduced in the Utah Legislature would create a presumption that COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, is an occupational condition for first responders and health care providers. ...Read More | |||
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Black-Lung Victims Vulnerable to COVID-19, but Comp Likely Won't Cover It | 04/14/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Coal miners with black lung disease are reportedly worried that COVID-19 could worsen their embattled respiratory systems and that they'll have few resources for care. ...Read More | |||
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Breaking New Ground, Beshear Orders Presumption for Grocery Clerks, Postal Workers | 04/13/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| More and more states have ordered or encouraged insurers and employers to provide workers' compensation benefits to first responders and, in some cases, health workers who've been hit by the coronavirus. ...Read More | |||
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Board Wrongly Rejects Application Containing All Required Information | 04/13/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in rejecting an application for review as incomplete. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Board Schedules Emergency Meeting to Discuss Dividend | 04/10/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The board of directors for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold an emergency meeting Friday to discuss the governor’s call for the carrier to issue a dividend totaling $1.6 billion. ...Read More | |||
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Board Issues 60-Day Moratorium on Policy Cancellations | 04/07/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurance carriers should refrain from cancellations and non-renewals of all policies for struggling individuals and small businesses for at least 60 days, the New York Workers' Compensation Board said in a ...Read More | |||
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BWC Wants to Reward Self-Insured Companies That Pay Assessments Electronically | 04/01/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Self-insurers in Ohio could soon receive rebates on their assessments for the guaranty fund if they pay electronically, according to a rule change proposed this week. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Create Conclusive Presumption for COVID-19 | 03/31/2020 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alaska lawmakers over the weekend passed a bill that would create a conclusive presumption that COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, is an occupational disease for first responders and health care providers. ...Read More | |||
