Workers' Compensation News
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COVID Claims Fall Again in June | 07/28/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation reported that 298 COVID-19 indemnity claims were filed in June, a drop of more than 60% compared to the 749 claims filed in May. ...Read More | |||
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Court Grants Property Owner's Motion to Enforce Settlement Created by Attorney Emails | 07/28/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an exchange of emails between attorneys created a valid settlement agreement between a property owner and an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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CopperPoint Names Kris Mathis Chief Workers' Compensation Claims Officer | 07/28/2021 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| CopperPoint Insurance Cos. on Tuesday announced that Kris Mathis has been appointed senior vice president and chief workers' compensation claims officer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Judge's Decision Not to Instruct Jury on Worker's FMLA Claim | 07/27/2021 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a trial judge’s decision not to instruct a jury on an injured worker’s Family and Medical Leave Act claims and also affirmed the evidentiary rulings. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Bureau Adopts Rules Authorizing Telehealth | 07/27/2021 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation adopted a new rule that takes effect Oct. 19 and will give injured workers the option of using telehealth services. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Care Provider Ascellus Names New Chief Operating Officer | 07/26/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida-based workers’ comp care provider Ascellus has named a new chief operating officer, according to local media reports. ...Read More | |||
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COVID Variants, Climate Change Will Impact Comp System in Near Future, Experts Say | 07/23/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Evolving COVID-19 variants and the effects of climate change will have huge impacts on California and its workers’ compensation system over the next decade and possibly beyond, a panel of experts said Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Approves 5.44% Rate Cut | 07/23/2021 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable on Thursday announced a 5.44% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates. ...Read More | |||
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Court Split on Constitutionality of Mental Injury Law | 07/23/2021 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a police officer for post-traumatic stress disorder, with the dissenting judge arguing that the statutory standard of compensability for mental injuries is unconstitutional. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Frequency, Losses Spiked in 2020 for Private Self-Insureds | 07/22/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that frequency among private self-insureds rose in 2020, driven by a big increase in the incidence of indemnity claims that more than offset a decline in medical-only claim frequency. ...Read More | |||
