Workers' Compensation News
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HomeCare Connect Offers Temperature Screenings as Employees Return | 05/08/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| HomeCare Connect announced plans to offer on-site temperature screenings in an effort to protect workers from the new coronavirus as businesses in several states take steps to reopen. ...Read More | |||
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Healey Wants Insurers to Offer New Audits to Reflect Payroll Cuts | 05/07/2020 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Massachusetts' attorney general is asking the state insurance commissioner to direct insurers to take steps to reduce comp premiums because payroll has been cut so drastically for many employers during the coronavirus pandemic. ...Read More | |||
| High Court Approves Worker's Use of Fax to Service Petition for Judicial Review | 05/04/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the timely faxing of a petition for judicial review to the opposing party’s counsel is enough to satisfy the state’s service requirements. ...Read More | |||
| Hartford Profits Take a COVID-19 Hit in First Quarter | 05/04/2020 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hartford, one of the largest workers' compensation carriers in the country, announced its first quarter profits had dropped by more than half, thanks to claims, premium losses and investment losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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How WC System Handles COVID Claims Will Depend on Legislation and Litigation, Expert Say | 04/27/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| There are many questions about how California’s workers’ compensation system will handle a possible deluge of claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic. For now, frustrated and curious stakeholders must wait for answers to some of their most pressing queries. ...Read More | |||
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Homeowner Isn't Liable for Insurance Adjuster's Injuries | 04/20/2020 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that a homeowner could not be held civilly liable for injuries an insurance adjuster suffered while inspecting the roof of his property. ...Read More | |||
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Health Strategy Associates Survey Aims to ID Impact of COVID-19 | 04/15/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Declining payrolls, delayed return-to-work, struggles to access medical care and a spike in the demand for telemedicine services are among the initial major impacts of COVID-19 on the workers’ compensation industry, according to a survey by Health Strategy Associates. ...Read More | |||
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House Approves 44% Increase in PPD Benefits | 03/26/2020 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 25-12 to pass a bill that would increase permanent partial disability benefits by 44%. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill Clarifying Exclusive Remedy After High Court Rules in Death Suit | 03/23/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: ID | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Lawmakers in Idaho this week passed a law intended to clear up confusion over whether an injured employee can bypass workers’ compensation as an exclusive remedy and sue the employer for “an unprovoked act of physical aggression.” ...Read More | |||
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High Court Clarifies 'Activity' Necessary to Avoid Dismissal of Claim | 03/23/2020 | |
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| State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s participation in a vocational rehabilitation program was sufficient activity to prevent her claim from being dismissed for a lack of prosecution. ...Read More | |||
