Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Can't Use Payment of Benefits to Avoid Liability for Alleged FMLA Interference | 04/15/2021 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that payment of workers’ compensation benefits to an injured housekeeper did not bar the employer from liability for alleged interference in the employee’s ability to exercise her rights under the Family Medical Leave Act. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Reps Say SB 213 Too Costly, but Nurses Say Proposed Presumption Necessary | 04/01/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| More than 80 California health care facilities and employer advocacy groups say a bill that would extend to hospital employees a presumption meant for first responders would be too costly, but nursing reps say the expanded coverage is needed because they face many of the same illness- and in...Read More | |||
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ECHO, Sapiens Announce Digital Payment Partnership | 03/18/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Sapiens International Corp. and ECHO Health Inc. on Wednesday announced a partnership to provide carriers with a comprehensive digital payment portal. ...Read More | |||
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Editorial: Proposed COVID-19 Presumption Likely to Create Litigation | 03/16/2021 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Legislation that would create a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for some essential workers in New Mexico would likely result in litigation over whether an employee or an employer violated public health orders, according to an editorial published by the ...Read More | |||
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Employee of Farm Labor Company Accused of Malingering | 03/15/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance announced that an employee for a farm labor company was charged with two felony counts of insurance fraud for allegedly lying about her physical limitations from a work injury. ...Read More | |||
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Emergency Rules on Remote Med-Legal Evaluations Extended to Oct. 12 | 03/11/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that emergency regulations allowing medical-legal evaluations using telehealth services were extended through Oct. 12. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can Assign Right to Reimbursement for Maintenance and Cure | 03/10/2021 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a maritime worker could assert a claim for reimbursement of the maintenance and cure that his employer paid to him after he received an assignment of rights against the third-party tortfeasor. ...Read More | |||
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Ethics Committee Reports Two Violations From 2019 | 02/26/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee identified two violations among the 26 complaints of misconduct filed against administrative judges that were resolved in 2019, according to a report that the California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can Set Aside Default in Contract Dispute With Comp Carrier | 02/18/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to have its default set aside in a breach-of-contract dispute with its workers’ compensation insurance carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Employers Holdings Names Christopher Laws EVP | 02/17/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Employers Holdings Inc. named Christopher Laws executive vice president and announced he will succeed Katherine Antonello as chief actuary when she transitions to president and chief executive officer of the carrier on April 1. ...Read More | |||
