Workers' Compensation News
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Pre-Filed Bill Would Give Mental Health Task Force Five Years to Finalize Recommendations | 12/18/2020 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A task force charged with studying the compensability of mental health claims filed by first responders in Utah would have until late 2025 to finalize any recommendations under legislation pre-filed ahead of the legislative session that starts in January. ...Read More | |||
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Panel Meets Thursday to Review Changes to Medical Reimbursement Methodologies | 12/16/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida's Three-Member Panel will meet virtually on Thursday to discuss changes to medical provider reimbursement amounts for 2021. T...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Nonprofit Accepting Scholarship Applications for Children of Injured Workers | 12/16/2020 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pinnacol Foundation, a nonprofit entity created by Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation insurance carrier, is accepting scholarship applications for students whose parents were injured or killed in an on-the-job accident. ...Read More | |||
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Patrick Murray Named President of High Point Underwriters | 12/16/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Occupational and accident program administrator High Point Underwriters announced Patrick Murray will be appointed president on Jan. 1 to replace Dave King, founder and CEO of the company, who will retire at the end of the year. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Gets Dismissal of Labor Law Claim | 12/11/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims against a property owner for a fall while performing routine maintenance. ...Read More | |||
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Physician Conversion Factors Increase Slightly for 2021 | 12/11/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation posted new medical fee conversion factors that grant a 1.4% increase in reimbursement for most physician services in 2021. ...Read More | |||
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Pandemic Issues Dominate Carrier Concerns in NCCI Survey | 12/10/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The impacts of COVID-19 on workers, the workers’ compensation industry and the economy dominated the 2021 edition of the annual Focus on 5 survey conducted by the National Council on Compensation...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Gets Summary Judgment on Worker's Claim | 12/10/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for damages based on a mishap with a trash bin. ...Read More | |||
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Pre-Filed Bills Address COVID, Other Safety Issues | 12/09/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The first pile of bills introduced ahead of the legislative session that starts in January includes measures that would allow tax deductions for costs of complying with recently enacted COVID-19 safety requirements and declare the intent of the Legislature that employers be required to devel...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Gets Dismissal of Worker's Claims, Summary Judgment on Indemnity Claim | 12/09/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims against it and that it also should have been granted summary judgment on its claim for indemnification from a contractor. ...Read More | |||
