Workers' Compensation News
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Committee Unanimously Passes Presumption, Salary Continuation Measures | 06/23/2021 | |
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| The Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee unanimously passed measures that would allow California state firefighters to receive salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability and create a presumption that skin cancer is compensable for the state’s park range...Read More | |||
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Change in Definition for PTD From Head Injuries Applies Retroactively | 06/23/2021 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that a 2014 amendment to the statutory definition of permanent total disability from a head injury applies retroactively. ...Read More | |||
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CVC Capital Partners Invests in ExamWorks | 06/23/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners announced that it signed an agreement to buy a majority interest in ExamWorks. “The company's cu...Read More | |||
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Church Mutual Names Alan Ogilvie Executive Vice President | 06/23/2021 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Church Mutual Insurance Co. announced the promotion of Alan Ogilvie to executive vice president. ...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds TTD Award to worker who Refused Light-Duty Job Offer | 06/22/2021 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to mandamus relief overturning an award of benefits to a worker who had refused an offer of light-duty employment. ...Read More | |||
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Church Mutual Announces Plans for Downtown Milwaukee Location | 06/22/2021 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Church Mutual Insurance Co. on Monday announced plans to open a new location in its home state of Wisconsin, according to a news release. ...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds Belated Denial of Benefits for Family of Worker who Died of Injuries from Crash | 06/21/2021 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to the family of a truck driver who died from injuries he sustained in a crash while he was under the influence of drugs. ...Read More | |||
| Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Liability for Worker's Slip-and-Fall at Construction Site | 06/21/2021 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his slip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Industry Lags Behind in Tech, but Stakeholders Can Drive Growth, Panelists Say | 06/18/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation may be as much as 10 years behind other care-related sectors when it comes to applying advancements in technology, a group of industry experts said Thursday. ...Read More | |||
| Comp Residual Market Premium, Share Decline in 2020 | 06/18/2021 | ||
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| The workers' compensation residual marketplace and reinsurance pools remained largely stable during the COVID-19 pandemic, but premium volume and market share are projected to decrease for the sixth consecutive year, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s 2020 Res...Read More | |||
