Workers' Compensation News
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Report: Gov. Considering Executive Order for COVID-19 Presumption | 04/22/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is reportedly considering an executive order that would create a presumption that COVID-19 is an occupational condition for essential workers, according to a ...Read More | |||
| Rating Bureau Reminds to Pay Assessments Using ACH | 04/21/2020 | ||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Monday reminded members of the coming need to pay assessment invoices electronically using an automated clearinghouse. “Effective Oct. 1, 2020, all member assessment invoices must be paid by automated clearing house (ACH),&...Read More | |||
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Review Board Offers Options on Oral Arguments | 04/17/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Because of continued social distancing requirements, the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Review Board is offering alternative arrangements for oral arguments for the April 24 docket. ...Read More | |||
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Regulators Urge Insurers to Allow Midterm Revisions on Payroll | 04/15/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| While California regulators have ordered insurers to refund premiums because of coronavirus layoffs, other states have stopped short of that. ...Read More | |||
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Regulators and Courts Post New Rules, Fee Schedules and Closings | 04/10/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The COVID-19 virus continues to force almost daily changes in rules, fee schedules and court hearings around the country. Here's a look at some of the most recent notices from regulators. ...Read More | |||
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Risico, AgSafe Webinar to Cover Comp Issues | 04/07/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Risico and AgSafe are partnering to provide a free educational webinar to the agriculture community, covering topics related to COVID-19. The we...Read More | |||
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Report: Horse Trainers Face Retroactive Fee to Cover Shortage in Comp Fund | 04/07/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California horse trainers are facing a retroactive charge of $1,233 per horse for the first quarter of 2020 to cover a shortfall in funding for a self-insured workers’ compensation program, ...Read More | |||
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Retail Worker Gets Benefits for Fall in Store Bathroom | 03/27/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a retail worker for an injury to her ankle after she slipped and fell in a flooded bathroom. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Hanford Workers Possibly Given Faulty Respirators | 03/24/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers who helped demolish one of the most contaminated nuclear sites in the U.S. may have been given faulty respirators, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Requests to Approve Modified Claim Forms Due May 1 | 03/23/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division announced that carriers and self-insured employers will have to request approval to use modified claim forms by May 1. ...Read More | |||
