Workers' Compensation News
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NJCRIB Announces Assessment Changes, Extension of COVID-19 Premium Adjustments | 04/02/2021 | |
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| The New Jersey Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau announced it will return all assessment adjustment funds to carriers electronically and start assessing penalties for late payments. ...Read More | |||
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New Med-Legal Fee Schedule Taking Effect | 04/01/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Medical evaluators in California will be paid $2,015 for a comprehensive medical-legal exam under the new Medical-Legal Fee Schedule that goes into effect Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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New Cannabis Law Requires Protections for Medical Use by Injured Workers | 04/01/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A new law allowing New Yorkers over 21 to smoke pot in public also includes language requiring that injured workers using medical cannabis receive the same protections afforded other workers using prescription drugs. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Names New Associate Executive Director | 04/01/2021 | |
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| The Governing Committee of the New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau named chief actuary Krystal A. Ross as associate executive director, effective Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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No PTD Benefits for Nursing Assistant With Back Injury | 04/01/2021 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a certified nursing assistant was not entitled to permanent total disability benefits for a back injury, since her pain, age and skills allowed for her to still perform regular work. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Claim Volume Fell in Third Quarter; No 'Meaningful' Treatment Delays | 03/31/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The number of active workers’ comp claims in the third quarter of 2020 was lower than during the same period a year before, and injured workers didn’t experience “meaningful” delays before initial treatment despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Nurse's Notice of Cumulative Trauma Timely | 03/30/2021 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a nurse timely provided notice of her alleged cumulative trauma injuries to her employer within two years of the manifestation date. ...Read More | |||
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Newsom Reappoints CHSWC Commissioners Doug Bloch, Martin Brady | 03/26/2021 | |
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| California Gov. Gavin Newsom reappointed Doug Bloch and Martin Brady to the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Posts Agenda for 2021 Symposium | 03/26/2021 | |
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| The National Council on Compensation Insurance posted the agenda for its virtual 2021 Annual Issues Symposium in May. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Sets Webinar to Discuss Medical Indicators and Trends Dashboard | 03/24/2021 | |
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| The National Council on Compensation Insurance will demonstrate its new Medical Indicators and Trends Dashboard during a March 30 webinar. ...Read More | |||
