Workers' Compensation News
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Florida, Texas Report Surge in COVID-19 Comp Claims | 09/01/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| COVID-19 workers' compensation claims in Florida more than doubled in July from the previous month, according to a report released Monday by the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation, which has been tracking income-replacement comp claims since the start of the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Benefit, PTSD Expansion Passes; MLFS Bill on Hold | 08/30/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California legislative committees last week passed bills that would give more firefighters access to salary continuation benefits and a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Financing Company Gets Refund of Unearned Premium From Carrier, Plus Interest | 08/17/2021 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a premium financing company was entitled to a refund of unearned premium it paid for insurance coverage, plus interest on the full amount. ...Read More | |||
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Former Mayor Pleads Guilty to Charges From Insurance Scheme | 08/17/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An insurance agent and the former mayor of a city in southern Illinois pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about sharing a commission his agency earned on a work comp policy with the mayor of the city that purchased the coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Farm to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle Citations Connected to COVID Deaths | 08/05/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced a $2.1 million settlement with a farm that received what the agency called one of the largest workplace safety and health fines in state history. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter's Entitlement to Benefits After Heart Attack Not Affected by Prior Part-Time Status | 08/04/2021 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that a firefighter who went from part-time to full-time status before undergoing a quadruple bypass surgery was entitled to benefits for his heart condition. ...Read More | |||
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Flat Rate for Copy Shops Would Jump 22%; Perjury Attestation Remains in Proposed Fee Schedule | 08/02/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation wants to raise the flat rate for copy services by $45 starting in 2022, according to proposed amendments to the state’s Copy Service Fee Schedule ...Read More | |||
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Fraud Conviction Results in Denial of Naturalization Application | 07/30/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a worker was properly denied naturalization based on an old conviction for concealing employment while collecting disability and workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
| Formal Return-to-Work Plans Can Put a Dent in Rising Claims Costs, Experts Say | 06/21/2021 | ||
| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Annual nationwide workers’ comp claims costs have risen by tens of billions of dollars over the past three decades, but employers who maintain formalized return-to-work plans for injured employees can help mitigate cost-drivers such as growing medical costs and expensive litigation, two com...Read More | |||
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Fitch Predicts Strong Underwriting in 2021, but Profitability Unsustainable | 06/14/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ compensation underwriting performance should remain strong in 2021, but current levels of profitability are not sustainable over the long term, according to Fitch Ratings. ...Read More | |||
