Workers' Compensation News
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Racing Horse Owners Will Pay More Per Start to Cover WC Insurance Gap | 06/17/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A workers’ compensation insurance carrier that covers California jockeys and other horse racing employees is increasing its per-start fee to ensure coverage at the state’s thoroughbred race tracks. ...Read More | |||
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Ranch Hand's Family Can Pursue Tort Claim for His Death | 06/15/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Texas Supreme Court ruled that the family of a ranch hand could proceed with tort claims against the ranch owners for his death. ...Read More | |||
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R.I. Reschedules Conference; N.C. Sets Hearing on Remote Settlement Talks | 06/10/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State agencies continue to deal with the inconveniences and testing requirements of COVID-19. Here are some of the latest notices posted in East Coast states. ...Read More | |||
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Report: $737,589 Paid on 931 COVID Claims | 05/29/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries has paid $737,589 in benefits on workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19, according to a report by the Bellingham Herald. ...Read More | |||
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Release Doesn't Bar Later Death Benefit Claim | 05/28/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maryland’s highest court ruled that the terms of a worker’s settlement and release prior to his death did not bar his widow from later filing a claim for benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Majority of Workers' COVID Claims Being Denied | 05/28/2020 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| More than 1,400 workers in Colorado have filed workers’ compensation claims for contracting COVID-19, and the majority of the claims have been denied, according to The Colorado ...Read More | |||
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Report: Lawmakers Trying to Rein in Gov. Newsom After Executive Order | 05/22/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Some California legislators said Gov. Gavin Newsom has overstepped his authority after several recent actions, including issuing an executive order creating a COVID-19 presumption, according to a news report from Sacramento. ...Read More | |||
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Rate Bureau Says Furloughed, Paid Employees Won't Count on Payroll | 05/21/2020 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Furloughed employees who remain on the books will not be counted on payroll for premium calculations, the North Carolina rate bureau announced in a recent ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Contractor Faces $134K in Penalties for Fall Hazards | 05/08/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Florida roofing contractor $134,937 for exposing workers to fall hazards at a residential work site. ...Read More | |||
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Regulators Warn of Coming Budget Cuts and Need for Higher Assessments | 04/27/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
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| State workers' compensation agencies have adapted well to the COVID-19 reality, from managing remote employees to setting up virtual hearings to handling a vast expansion in presumptions for sickened frontline workers. ...Read More | |||
