Workers' Compensation News
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Edwards Vetoes Presumption Bill — for Non-Comp Claims | 06/17/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Monday vetoed a bill that addressed presumption — but only for injury claims outside of workers' compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Executive Order Allows Comp Coverage for COVID-19 | 06/16/2020 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday signed an executive order clarifying that workers’ compensation can cover claims for COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Electrician Gets Summary Judgment on Negligence, Section 200 Claims | 06/12/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court found that an injured electrician is entitled to summary judgment on his claims for negligence and violation of Labor Law Section 200. ...Read More | |||
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Employers CEO Dirks to Retire in April 2021 | 06/10/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Employers Holdings Inc. on Tuesday notified the Securities and Exchange Commission that President and CEO Douglas Dirks told the board of directors he plans to retire April 1...Read More | |||
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Employers Must Notify Worker if Claim Is to Be Denied | 06/03/2020 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia legislature this year approved a law that requires the Workers' Compensation Commission to order employers to tell the worker, in a timely fashion, if they plan to accept or deny an injury claim. ...Read More | |||
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Experts on NCOIL Panel Disagree on Comp's Role in Pandemic | 06/01/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A panel of industry observers who convened via conference call Friday during a National Council of Insurance Legislators meeting agreed that COVID-19 has caused wide-scale health concerns and economic fallout, but they disagreed over what role workers’ comp should play in alleviating the da...Read More | |||
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Emergency Rules Make Disregarding Pandemic Closure Orders a Safety Violation | 05/27/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Washington state employers that jump the gun and reopen before Gov. Jay Inslee gives them the green light could be cited for workplace safety violations, under emergency rules the Department of Labor and Industries adopted Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
| Evenly Split Supreme Court Says AICRA Doesn't Bar Employer's Subrogation Action | 05/14/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An evenly-divided New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an employer’s subrogation action against third-parties allegedly responsible for an employee’s injuries from a car accident was not barred by the Auto Insurance Cost Recovery Act. ...Read More | |||
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Employers, Carriers Could Bear Cost of Newsom's COVID-19 Order, but Questions Remain | 05/08/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 4 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As California begins its phase-by-phase reopening process Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order creating a rebuttable COVID-19 presumption has cast a shadow of uncertainty for insurance carriers and employers. ...Read More | |||
| Employer Can't Shift Liability for Worker's 2nd Back Injury to Special Disability Fund | 05/01/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Special Disability Fund did not bear any liability for a claim filed by a worker who had suffered two back injuries. ...Read More | |||
