Workers' Compensation News
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Executive Order Changes Quarantine Requirements From Cal/OSHA Emergency Rules | 12/22/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order modifying the quarantine periods spelled out in emergency rules the Division of Occupational Safety and Health adopted at the end of November. ...Read More | |||
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EEOC Guidelines Say Employers Can Ask Workers to Show Proof of Vaccination | 12/21/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Employers can require workers to show proof that they have been vaccinated for the coronavirus before returning to work — in most cases, according to new guidelines posted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Cut Off Worker's Benefits Without Providing Notice | 12/17/2020 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine ruled that an employer was required to issue notice of expiration of benefits before it could terminate them. ...Read More | |||
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Employers May Have Their Hands Full With Recently Passed COVID-19 Rules | 12/16/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Between now and the end of May, California employers must comply with new COVID-19 rules that could prove to be overly burdensome, even for companies that never have a single reported case of an employee catching the virus, a workers’ compensation defense attorney said Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Eligible IMR Applications Down 10.9% in 2019 | 12/14/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The number of eligible applications for independent medical review was down 10.9% in 2019 compared to the previous year, the first decrease since IMR was rolled out in 2013, according to a report the California Division of Workers’ Compensation published Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Hit With Order to Pay SEBs, Penalties, Fees | 12/10/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a security guard was entitled to supplemental earning benefits based on his inability to return to his position or find new work following a shoulder injury. ...Read More | |||
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Early Intervention, Collaboration Keys to Better Claims Outcomes, Group Says | 12/09/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The key to returning injured workers to the job site faster is an early intervention and a collaborative approach that brings together employers, behavioral health specialists, vocational rehabilitation consultants, providers and case managers. ...Read More | |||
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End of Federal Paid Leave Law Could Mean More COVID Comp Claims | 12/08/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| For months now, many workers infected with the new coronavirus or forced to quarantine over possible exposure used paid sick leave instead of filing compensation claims, an option that has helped keep the number of COVID claims lower than some had initially feared, attorneys, labor officials and ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Appeal Untimely, but It Can Assert Equitable Tolling Claim | 12/03/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an employer cited for a safety violation did not timely seek review of an administrative decision, but it is entitled to assert a claim of equitable tolling. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Recover Payment of Commutated Benefits From 3rd-Party Tortfeasor | 12/03/2020 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a third-party tortfeasor and his automobile insurance carrier were entitled to summary judgment on an employer’s claim of entitlement to a recovery of what it paid an injured employee as a commutated payment of workers’ compensation benefits....Read More | |||
