Workers' Compensation News
Industrial Commission Extends COVID Procedures Through June | 05/21/2020 | ||
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The Idaho Industrial Commission adopted an order extending through June 30 emergency rules it put in place in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
ICA Says COVID Claims Not Subject to Summary Denial | 05/20/2020 | ||
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Workers’ compensation carriers and self-insured employers may not categorically deny COVID-19 claims, the Industrial Commission of Arizona said in an ...Read More | |||
Illinois, S.C. Reopen In-Person Comp Hearings; Others Add Codes, Create Presumption | 05/20/2020 | ||
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Two months into the worst of the COVID pandemic, states are continuing to adjust, with some moving to reopen claims hearings; another posting new billing fees for virus testing; and a third passing a sweeping presumption bill. ...Read More | |||
Insurance Commissioner to Decide on WCIRB Regulatory Proposal Following Public Meeting​ | 05/19/2020 | ||
By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
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A handful of regulatory changes proposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic are now in the hands of California’s insurance commissioner following a public hearing Monday. ...Read More | |||
Injured Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Double Dipping After Photos at Eiffel Tower | 05/06/2020 | ||
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A New Jersey postal worker pleaded guilty Wednesday to workers' compensation fraud after she received more than $686,000 in benefits while continuing to work and traveling extensively to other continents. ...Read More | |||
In-Person Hearings Still Postponed, but Teleconferences Start | 04/30/2020 | ||
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The Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission announced that all prehearing conferences and full hearings will remain postponed until at least May 8 because of the continued COVID-19 social distancing requirements. Administrative law judges, however, have begun hearing joint petitions...Read More | |||
Insurance Commissioner Begins Winding Down COVID-19 Directives | 04/30/2020 | ||
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As Georgia attempts to reopen businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state insurance commissioner is winding down directives that extended filing deadlines, suspended utilization review and urged insurers to avoid canceling policies. Commissioner John King posted a ...Read More | |||
Insurance Department Accepts NCCI Revised Filing | 04/29/2020 | ||
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The Idaho Department of Insurance announced that it accepted the National Council on Compensation Insurance April 21 filing revising its Basic Manual and Statistical Plan to account for the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
Illinois Starts Arbitration Calls by Phone; Maryland Moves to Video Conferencing | 04/27/2020 | ||
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Amid concerns that a slowdown in arbitration proceedings and hearings is causing a backlog, the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced that arbitration calls for May can be done via telephone. ...Read More | |||
ICA Offices to Stay Closed Until Further Notice | 04/22/2020 | ||
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona on Tuesday announced that its offices in Phoenix and Tucson will remain closed to in-person visits until further notice. ...Read More | |||