Workers' Compensation News
| Executive Order Expedites Removal of Mask Requirement for Vaccinated Workers | 06/22/2021 | ||
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| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order fast-tracking revised COVID-19 workplace safety rules that significantly reduce requirements for fully vaccinated workers. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Faces Possible Liability for Contractual Indemnification | 06/18/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to dismissal of a third-party contractual indemnification claim for injuries that its employee suffered in a construction accident. ...Read More | |||
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ExamWorks Webinar to Focus on PAID Act | 06/15/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| ExamWorks is hosting a webinar June 24 to discuss implementation of the Provide Accurate Information Directly, or PAID Act, and changes that are supposed to go live in December. ...Read More | |||
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Expert: Carriers Fared Well During Pandemic, but Economic 'Scars' Will Affect Industry for Years | 05/14/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation carriers showed resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the lingering economic impacts from its financial fallout could affect property and casualty insurers for years to come, an insurance expert said this week. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Shouldn't Have Been Granted New Trial | 05/04/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to a new trial to challenge a worker’s entitlement to benefits for his carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Employers Cited for COVID-19 Safety Violations Haven't Paid Fines | 04/27/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The State of Oregon has not collected any fines from employers cited for violating COVID-19 safety rules, according to local media reports. O...Read More | |||
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Estate Can't Enforce Settlement Offer | 04/23/2021 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s estate was not entitled to enforce a settlement agreement because he never accepted the offer. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Compel Nurse to Arbitrate Claims | 04/21/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer could not compel a worker to arbitrate her tort claims without establishing that a valid arbitration agreement was in place. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Groups, Injured Worker Reps Spar Over Statewide MPN Proposal | 04/20/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Proponents of a bill that would create a statewide medical provider network say the legislation would improve the quality of care for California’s injured workers, but insurer and employer representatives argue that the network would be too expensive and would unravel a system that&rsq...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Reduce Worker's TTD Based on Wages Earned at New Jobs | 04/19/2021 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a judge erred in limiting an injured worker’s temporary total disability benefits because he was earning wages from new jobs that were below his preinjury average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
