Workers' Compensation News
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State Orders Early Rx Refills Because of Coronavirus | 03/12/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida insurers, health maintenance organizations and pharmacy benefits managers must now allow patients to obtain early refills of most medications in case they're shut in because of the coronavirus spreading in the state, officials announced. ...Read More | |||
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State Moves to Cover Quarantined Health Workers and First Responders for COVID-19 | 03/11/2020 | |
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| By: Tonika Reed (Reporter) | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| As states ramp up protections for front-line health care and public safety officers to combat the spread of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced the state Department of Labor & Industries will provide compensation benefits if these workers are ordered ...Read More | |||
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Senate Approves Bill Requiring Employers to Give Notice When Claim Denied | 03/11/2020 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Democrat-majority Virginia legislature has approved another worker-friendly bill, one that would require employers to timely explain why a workers' compensation claim has been denied. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill to Adjust Wage Calculation | 03/09/2020 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hawaii Senate approved a measure that would eliminate statutory language requiring that only wages earned at the time of injury are considered when calculating indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Safety National Announces Senior Management Promotions | 03/04/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Safety National Casualty Corp announced a series of senior management promotions, starting with Steve Divine, who picked up the title of chief accounting officer. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Reinstates Penalty on Employer That Failed to Timely Pay Award | 03/02/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court reinstated a statutory penalty against a municipal employer for failing to timely pay an award of compensation to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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State Fund Launches AB 5 Resource Center | 02/28/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State Compensation Insurance Fund added information to its website to help employers determine how to classify their workers under California’s new employee status test. ...Read More | |||
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Service Insurance Holdings Announces Leadership Changes | 02/28/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Service Insurance Holdings announced three executive leadership changes that the company said is designed to support its long-term strategic goals. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes PTSD, Premium Credit Measures | 02/27/2020 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wyoming Senate on Wednesday passed bills that would create a premium credit for employers that made all required workers’ compensation payments in 2019 and would allow firefighters, law enforcement and paramedics to file claims for mental stress. ...Read More | |||
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Sedgwick Founder Bob Young Dies at 83 | 02/27/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Robert “Bob” Young, the founder of a small California-based firm that became an international insurance company operating in 65 countries, died last week in Pinehurst, North Carolina, at the age of 83. ...Read More | |||
