Workers' Compensation News
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MLAC to Continue Discussing COVID Claims | 07/13/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee will continue discussing how the state’s comp system is handling COVID-19 claims, during meetings scheduled for Wednesday and Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Mom Cannot Proceed With Tort Suit for Death of 14-Year-Old Son at Farm | 07/08/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a mother’s tort claim for the death of her 14-year-old son who was illegally employed at a farm. ...Read More | |||
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Maximum Monthly Benefit Increases by 2.9% | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations announced that the maximum monthly benefit for workers injured on or after July 1 increased by 2.9%. As ...Read More | |||
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Miami's Largest Hospital Again Cancels Elective Surgery as Virus Spreads | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Starting Monday, Miami's largest hospital will once again stop providing elective surgeries, a move that could mean further delays for injured workers who need operations. ...Read More | |||
| Maximum Benefit Increases to $920 | 07/02/2020 | ||
| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The maximum weekly workers’ compensation benefit in Alabama increased 3.1% Wednesday to $920 from $892. At the same time, the Department of Labor announced that the minimum benefit will increase to $253 from $245. Alabama law mandates that minimum compensation be 27.5% of th...Read More | |||
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Made-Whole Doctrine Does Not Apply to First-Dollar Risk | 07/01/2020 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the made-whole doctrine does not override an express agreement between parties to allow an insured to recover self-insured retention before a carrier could be reimbursed for its payments to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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MLAC Reviewing COVID Issues | 06/29/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| At the direction of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, the state’s Management Labor Advisory Council will discuss how the state’s workers’ compensation system is responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. ...Read More | |||
| Med-Legal Exam Fee Upped to $2,015 in Latest Fee Schedule Proposal | 06/26/2020 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation’s latest Medical-Legal Fee Schedule proposal would pay a flat rate of $2,105 for a comprehensive evaluation, about a 27% increase over last year’s proposal. ...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Announces $17M Dividend | 06/18/2020 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maine’s MEMIC said its board of directors authorized the immediate distribution of a $17 million dividend to eligible employers. The carrier s...Read More | |||
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Max Weekly Rate Rises to $885 | 06/17/2020 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The average weekly wage in West Virginia has climbed considerably in the last two years, which means the maximum weekly workers' compensation benefit also has increased, the state insurance commissioner announced. ...Read More | |||
