Workers' Compensation News
| Future Medical Exposure in COVID-19 Claims Now a Factor to Consider, Docs Say | 05/01/2020 | ||
| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
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| Future medical exposure in COVID-19 claims may be greater than anyone had imagined, and settlement agreements need to consider the long-term consequences of the disease, an occupational medicine specialist and a psychiatrist said Thursday. ...Read More | |||
| Friedlander Group Announces 30% Dividend for Restaurant Safety Group | 05/01/2020 | ||
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| Friedlander Group announced a 30% dividend paid to members of The United Restaurants of New York Workers’ Compensation Safety Group No. 556. The dividend comes on top of a 25% group discount already provided to businesses with policies in effect from Sept. 30, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2019...Read More | |||
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Further Proceedings Needed to Determine Truck Driver's Entitlement to Neck Surgery | 04/24/2020 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that further proceedings were necessary to determine a truck driver's pre-existing condition and whether surgery was reasonable and necessary. ...Read More | |||
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Farm Bureau Ramps Up Opposition to COVID-19 Presumption | 04/23/2020 | |
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| The California Farm Bureau Federation is asking its members to reach out to lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom to try to prevent the creation of a conclusive presumption that COVID-19 is a compensable condition for all essential workers. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Rejects Former Air Traffic Controller's Claim of Disability Discrimination | 04/22/2020 | |
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| The District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of disability discrimination claims by a former air traffic controller against the Federal Aviation Administration and the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Actions, Pushback May Be Slowing Rush for More COVID-19 Presumptions | 04/21/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
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| After a flurry of laws and emergency rules around the country made it easier for people to get workers' compensation benefits if they have COVID-19, increasing concerns from insurers and the passage of federal relief laws — and the potential for more — may be contributing to the l...Read More | |||
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Feinberg: Federal Virus Workers' Fund Would Need Hard Criteria, Transparency, Speed | 04/17/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
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| Advocates of a federal fund designed to compensate victims of COVID-19 would face a host of thorny issues, from eligibility criteria to the amount of compensation, said the man who administered the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and several other funds over the last 20 years. ...Read More | |||
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False Statements Lead to Loss of Benefits | 04/16/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a former sheriff's department employee committed fraud by concealing her mental health history from her doctor and running her own business while she was supposedly disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Failure to List Specific Date Doesn't Render Application Incomplete | 04/13/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board should not have denied an application for review as incomplete just because the applicant failed to state the date of the hearing at which it raised an objection. ...Read More | |||
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Former Comp Board Chair Wants Federal Death Benefits for Workers Killed by Virus | 04/10/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
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| Long before the coronavirus pandemic has subsided, families of frontline workers lost to the disease may face a stark reality: Even if they can show that a COVID-19 illness was work-related, death benefits vary widely from state to state. ...Read More | |||
