Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Clarifies Accrual Date for Bad Faith, Breach of Contract Actions | 05/27/2021 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a bad faith claim based on an adverse decision does not accrue until judgment is final and that a breach of contract accrues when the contract is breached, not when damages result. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Tosses Worker's Appeal | 05/25/2021 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Vermont Supreme Court threw out a worker’s attempt to appeal a decision not to certify a proposed question for review to the superior court. ...Read More | |||
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Hearing on Utilization, Reimbursement Dispute Rules Moved to Thursday | 05/24/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it moved up by about three months a hearing on proposed changes to its utilization and reimbursement rules. ...Read More | |||
| House Passes COVID Presumption for Nurses | 05/17/2021 | ||
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| The Texas state House of Representatives on Friday voted 116-24 to pass a bill that would create a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for any state-licensed nurse diagnosed with the disease on or after Feb. 1, 2020. ...Read More | |||
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Hearing Date Set for Sept. 1 Pure Premium Rate Filing | 05/11/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. June 7 to take testimony on the proposed Sept. 1 advisory pure premium rate. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill Enumerating PTSD Coverage for First Responders | 05/10/2021 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| North Carolina lawmakers on Friday unanimously passed a bill that would add post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by a first responder to the state’s list of compensable occupational diseases. ...Read More | |||
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Health Care Workers Drove Increase in Psych Claims During Pandemic, Data Shows | 05/07/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
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| Mental health claims increased 2.4% last year, and the rise was driven almost exclusively by an unusually sharp uptick in health care workers filing claims for anxiety and depression-related conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released by claims management company Sedgwick....Read More | |||
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House Concurs in Senate Amendments to Income Reporting Bill | 05/05/2021 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma House of Representatives concurred in Senate amendments to a bill that would declare it a felony for an injured worker receiving temporary disability benefits to fail to report income changes. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Cover First Responder PTSD Claims | 05/05/2021 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it easier for first responders to file claims for post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental injuries. ...Read More | |||
| House Passes Provider Payment, Exemplary Damage Bills | 05/04/2021 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas House of Representatives on Friday unanimously passed two bills making minor changes to workers compensation statutes. ...Read More | |||
