Workers' Compensation News
Riots Pushing Hundreds of Police to File PTSD Claims, Lawyers Say | 07/14/2020 | ||
By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
After weeks of protest and several nights of rioting that reportedly left some Minneapolis police officers fearing for their lives, hundreds of cops are now planning to file workers' compensation mental stress claims, their lawyers said. ...Read More | |||
Reports: Workers Sickened With COVID-19 Fight for Comp Benefits | 07/14/2020 | ||
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The Associated Press and Kaiser Health News, in separate articles published Monday, reported that some frontline workers who contract COVID-19 will face a fight to receive workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
Registration Info Posted for WCIRB's State of System Webinar | 07/13/2020 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California recently posted registration information to its website for a free webinar exploring its seventh annual state of the system report. ...Read More | |||
Report: Police, Firefighters Partner in Push for COVID Presumption | 07/10/2020 | ||
State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Arizona police and firefighter unions are pressing Gov. Doug Ducey to issue an executive order declaring that COVID-19 is a compensable condition for their members, according to a report by talk news radio station ...Read More | |||
Recession, Unemployment Will Cut Written Premium Sharply, Moody's Says | 07/09/2020 | ||
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The coronavirus recession will likely have a much bigger impact on employment and on workers' compensation written premium than did the Great Recession of 2009, Moody's Investors Service said in a research ...Read More | |||
Registration Open for Annual Governor's Conference | 07/08/2020 | ||
State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is hosting its annual Governor’s Conference in a virtual setting Sept. 29 to Oct. 2. The work...Read More | |||
Report: Comp Carriers Issue $82.7M in Premium Refunds Due to COVID-19 | 07/02/2020 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Workers’ compensation carriers returned at least $82.7 million in aggregate premium refunds to California businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis by actuarial consulting firm ...Read More | |||
Report: County Risk Department Rejects Push for Quarterly Updates | 07/01/2020 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The risk department for a county in Northern California rejected an auditor’s recommendation to consider sending quarterly newsletters about its work comp program to managers and supervisors, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
Report: MSF Extends Premium Deferral | 06/25/2020 | ||
State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Montana State Fund extended premium deferrals through September, according to a report by the Havre Daily News. ...Read More | |||
Residual Market Plan to Give $28 Million in Refunds | 06/18/2020 | ||
By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
About 13,000 Florida employers, some of which may no longer be in business, will soon be in line for almost $28 million in premium refunds from the workers' compensation insurer of last resort. ...Read More | |||