Workers' Compensation News
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Insurers Can Drop the Notarization on Filings for Now, Division Says | 07/22/2020 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Insurers do not need to have financial statements, license applications and other filings notarized during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and paper copies should not be filed, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance said in a ...Read More | |||
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Insurers Must Soon Have Cybersecurity Plan in Place, State Says | 07/22/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Insurers in Connecticut must develop a comprehensive cybersecurity program by Oct. 1, in keeping with a law adopted by the state legislature last year, the Connecticut Insurance Department said in a bulleti...Read More | |||
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Injured Inmate Doesn't Qualify as 'Employee' Under FEHA | 07/14/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a person sentenced to perform unpaid work is precluded, as a matter of law, from being an “employee” within the meaning of the Fair Employment and Housing Act. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Opens Registration for 2020 Claims Seminar | 07/14/2020 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona opened registration for its 2020 claims seminar, which will be held online Aug. 13-14. The seminar will cover top...Read More | |||
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Industry Must Work Harder to Attract, Retain Diverse Employees, Panelists Say | 07/10/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| If the workers’ compensation industry is going to continue to thrive, businesses nationwide must be more proactive about recruiting and promoting minority employees, a group of panelists said Thursday during a racial inequality webinar hosted by WorkCompCentral. ...Read More | |||
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Ironworker's Labor Law Claim for Trash Bin Mishap Partially Reinstated | 07/09/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived an injured ironworker’s Labor Law claim for injuries he allegedly sustained when a trash bin fell on his foot. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Workers Pharmacy Must Pay $11 Million in Opioid Settlement | 06/29/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured Workers Pharmacy, the nation's largest mail-order pharmacy that caters to workers' compensation, must pay $11 million to settle charges that it dispensed excessive amounts of opioid medications without keeping an eye on safety. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Commissioner Extends Telemedicine Reimbursement Rule to September | 06/25/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance has extended until Sept. 12 an order requiring insurers to reimburse for telemedicine services at the same rate as in-person care. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Deadline Extension to Run Through July | 06/24/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced that extended deadlines for property and casualty carriers to report claims and suspend cancellations and nonrenewals will run through at least July 22. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Can't Get Open-Ended Order for Future Medical Care | 06/23/2020 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker is not entitled to an open-ended order requiring payment for future surgeries that his doctor could not say with certainty would be needed. ...Read More | |||
