Workers' Compensation News
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Groups Hope First-Ever Misclassification Prosecution Means New Scrutiny on Construction | 01/13/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Labor leaders and a contractors' group said Tuesday that officials may finally be making progress in cracking down on the widespread practice misclassification of construction workers — a decade after Pennsylvania lawmakers approved a law for that purpose. ...Read More | |||
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GEKLAW Names Four Attorneys as Partners | 01/06/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California workers’ compensation applicants’ firm Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton and Goldstein announced four attorneys were named partner. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Making More Comp Coverage Data Public | 12/18/2020 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Gov. Tim Walz has signed a bill that makes a number of changes to the state's workers' compensation system, including new reporting requirements, limits on some medication expenses, and an extension of an occupational disease presumption to more correctional workers. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Proposes COVID-19 Presumption for Critical Workers | 11/20/2020 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers unveiled a $541 million pandemic relief plan that includes language to create a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for so-called “critical workers.” ...Read More | |||
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Groups Renew Call for End to State's Scaffold Law | 10/05/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Business groups are again calling for an end to New York's fall-from-heights liability law, and they're hoping that if the governor won't take action, Congress will. ...Read More | |||
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Gallagher Bassett Systems Goes Down After Ransomware Attack | 10/01/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The website for Gallagher Bassett, a nationwide claims service company, was back up and running by the start of business Wednesday after being knocked out of commission by a cyberattack. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Presumption, COVID Notification Bills | 09/18/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a bill creating several presumptions that COVID-19 is a compensable condition, and he signed a measure that would require employers to report outbreaks to local health officials. ...Read More | |||
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Golden State Stands Out in Considering COVID Costs for New Rate Filing | 09/17/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| When the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California included COVID-19 related costs in its 2021 pure premium rate filing, the Golden State became the first jurisdiction to formally consider the effects of the virus in future rate planning. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Orders Budget Cuts to Fee-Funded DWC and Comp Judges' Office | 08/24/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida's workers' compensation regulators and judges have begun adjusting to the governor's request for a significant budget cut, one that will likely leave some vacant positions unfilled and prohibit travel. ...Read More | |||
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Governor's Presumption Order Asks for Some Data the Commission Doesn't Have | 08/17/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission is asking for a little help in complying with the governor's recent order that created a COVID-19 presumption and required more data reporting from the commission. ...Read More | |||
