Workers' Compensation News
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Insurance Bureau Bulletin Summarizes Telehealth Law | 08/10/2021 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Legislation enacted in June eliminated the distinction between telehealth services and telephonic services, the Maine Insurance Bureau said in a recent bulletin. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Commissioner Names Press Secretary | 08/06/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday named Gabriel Sanchez as press secretary for the Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Industries Have Made Progress on Diversity, but Experts Say More Work Remains | 08/06/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| More than a year after the death of George Floyd sparked worldwide discussions on racial issues in the U.S., the workers’ compensation and insurance industries must continue to promote equality and commit to diversifying their ranks, a panel of experts said. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Posts Agenda for October Convention | 08/06/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions posted the agenda for its 107th convention scheduled for Oct. 26-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. ...Read More | |||
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IWCC: Masks, Social Distancing Required at All Offices | 08/04/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission on Tuesday said people will have to wear masks and maintain social distancing at its offices throughout the state. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Football Player Fails to Establish Proper Venue for Appeal | 07/29/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court overturned a jury’s determination that a former professional football player was entitled to benefits for a training injury, finding he had not established the proper venue in the county where the trial had been held. ...Read More | |||
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Imaging Company Reports Data Breach | 07/27/2021 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Express MRI reported a data breach in which emails containing patient information could have been accessed. Certain emails include patient name and ad...Read More | |||
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Insurance Commissioner Lowers Advisory Pure Premium Rate to $1.41 | 07/22/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has lowered the state’s workers’ compensation advisory pure premium rate to $1.41 per $100 of payroll, the 11th consecutive rate decrease since 2015, the department ...Read More | |||
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IBR or Simpler Method Should Resolve Geographic Pricing Disputes, Stakeholders Say | 07/13/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Geographic pricing disputes should be resolved by independent bill review, but the California Division of Workers’ Compensation needs to establish new procedures or streamline existing methods to handle relatively small issues that can cause big problems and costly delays for carriers ...Read More | |||
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Ironworker Struck by Rebar Column Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/13/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured ironworker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his injuries from being struck by a rebar column. ...Read More | |||
