Workers' Compensation News
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RIMS Announces Vaccination Requirement for All Events | 09/22/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| RIMS, the risk management society, announced new guidelines requiring anyone attending one of its events to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Res Judicata Doesn't Bar Worker's Request to Reopen | 09/15/2021 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the doctrine of res judicata did not bar a worker’s request to reopen her claim based on a worsening condition. ...Read More | |||
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Registration Opens for Educational Conference | 09/07/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that registration is now open for the second part of its 2021 educational conference. ...Read More | |||
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Reimbursement Cap for Medical-Only Claims to Stay at $2,300 | 08/25/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon employers will be allowed to reimburse up to $2,300 in medical costs on accepted, non-disabling claims next year to avoid losses that could negatively affect their experience modifications. ...Read More | |||
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Report: FDA Approval of Vaccine Opens Door to Coverage for Adverse Reactions | 08/25/2021 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a COVID-19 vaccine opens the door for employers to require vaccinations, as well as the possibility that workers’ compensation would likely have to cover adverse reactions suffered by an employee complying with a workplace mandate, a...Read More | |||
| Report: Expansion, Pandemic Among Top Priorities for SAIF CEO | 08/19/2021 | ||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The new leader of Oregon’s SAIF Corp. told the Salem Reporter that expansion is one of his goals for the workers’ compensation carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Cities Call Cost of PTSD Claims Unsustainable | 08/18/2021 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A lobbyist for the League of Minnesota Cities said the cost of workers’ compensation claims and health insurance for police officers claiming duty disability retirement for post-traumatic stress disorder is not fiscally sustainable, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Report: Advocates Say Heat, Wildfire Smoke Rules Fall Short | 08/17/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Worker advocates say emergency rules intended to protect employees in Washington state from high temperatures and wildfire smoke fall short of what is necessary, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Report: Agency Adopts New Mask Requirement | 08/09/2021 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency will require workers and visitors to resume wearing masks starting Monday, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Rules Proposed to Eliminate Record Requirement in Joint Petitions to Reopen Benefits | 08/09/2021 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is holding a hearing Sept. 9 on proposed rules that would eliminate a requirement that medical records be submitted concurrently with joint petitions seeking to reopen medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
