Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Court Tosses Part of Worker's Claim for Alleged Workplace Fall, All of Toxic Exposure Claim | 07/22/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court dismissed part of a worker’s claim for damages from an alleged slip-and-fall outside his office as barred by the Workers’ Compensation Law, and the entirety of his claim for injury based on alleged industrial exposure to toxic fumes and hazardous substances ...Read More | |||
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CLARA Analytics Names Tom Warden Chief Insurance, Science Officer | 07/22/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| CLARA Analytics announced that it hired Tom Warden as chief insurance and science officer to oversee the company’s scientific, technological and research operations. ...Read More | |||
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CAAA Asks to File Amicus Brief on Immigration Dispute in Retaliation Lawsuit | 07/21/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Applicants' Attorneys Association asked the state's 6th District Court of Appeal for permission to file an amicus brief on behalf of an undocumented worker ordered to show proof he's authorized to work in the U.S. as part of a lawsuit alleging he was fired in retaliatio...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Part of Restitution Order Against Worker Convicted of Fraud | 07/21/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court overturned a victim restitution order against a worker convicted of insurance fraud but held him responsible for investigation costs. ...Read More | |||
