Workers' Compensation News
| Carrier Precluded from Presenting Evidence Still Prevails on Defense against Claim | 09/09/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkSompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for injuries from an alleged on-the-job fall, even though her employer’s insurance carrier was precluded from presenting any evidence to contest her claim. ...Read More | |||
| Court Tosses Finding Employer Made Bona Fide Offer of Employment to Worker with Broken Neck | 09/09/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals overturned a finding that an employer had made a bona fide offer of employment to a worker who had suffered a broken neck in a car accident. ...Read More | |||
| Comp Court Cuts Hours | 09/09/2020 | ||
| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Starting Oct. 1, the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court will have shorter hours, the court announced. The court, which is typically open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday, will be open until 4:30 p.m. at its Lincoln and Omaha offices. Faxes received after 4:30 p.m. will be ...Read More | |||
| COVID Driving Bigger Rate Increases in Health Care, Agriculture Industries | 09/04/2020 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Projected costs for COVID-19 claims added about six cents to the indicated 2021 advisory pure premium rate averaged across for all sectors in California, but the effect is most pronounced in health care and agricultural industries where costs from the pandemic are driving up the advisory rate by ...Read More | |||
| CDC Warns About More Counterfeit Respirators | 09/04/2020 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal health and safety officials are again warning that counterfeit respirators are on the market and may not provide adequate protection against dust and the coronavirus. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Preclusive Effect of Doctors' Opinions | 09/02/2020 | |
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| The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that a recommendation by a division-sponsored independent medical examiner to convert a worker’s schedule impairment to a whole person impairment did not have preclusive effect under the Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Church Mutual Names Chief Claims Officer | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Church Mutual Insurance Co. on Tuesday announced that Becky Hudzik-Presson was named chief claims officer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award of Benefits, Additional Treatment for Worker's Back Injury | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of wage-loss benefits and additional medical treatment to a worker for a back injury despite a conflict in the medical opinions as to the cause of his ongoing issues. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Must Defend Owner, Construction Manager From Worker's Suit | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a subcontractor’s insurance carrier had a duty to defend a property owner and construction manager from an employee’s claims of negligence. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Starts Smartphone Contract Tracing at Hearings | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Starting this week, the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission is utilizing modern technology to enhance COVID-19 contact tracing for participants at hearings. ...Read More | |||
