Workers' Compensation News
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Self-Insureds Told to Exclude Furlough Pay From Payroll | 04/15/2020 | |
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| Self-insured employers in Oregon should not include in payroll reports payments to workers furloughed during the COVID-19 pandemic, state regulators said on Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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State Fund Announces $50M to Support Essential Workers | 04/14/2020 | |
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| California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund on Monday announced two new funds with a combined $50 million to support the health and recovery of essential workers and workplace safety during the COVID-19 crisis. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Adds $15M to Coronavirus Safety Fund | 04/14/2020 | |
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| Workers’ compensation carrier SAIF Corp. added $15 million to a fund intended to help Oregon employers pay for efforts to protect their employees from the new coronavirus. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Holds Comp Carrier Liable for Fees to Employer | 04/08/2020 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Supreme Court overturned its own precedent on the availability of fees and litigation expenses for counterclaimants and ruled that an employer is entitled to attorney fees from its workers’ compensation carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Shortages Underline Uneasy Conditions for Essential Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic | 04/07/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As California and other states attempt to mitigate the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a lack of personal protective equipment for health care professionals and essential workers has underscored the dangerous conditions in which they operate. ...Read More | |||
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Stakeholders Miffed at Lack of Information on Troubled Claims Management System | 04/07/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| South Carolina's new web-based claims management and filing system was set to roll out in March, promising an end to a 30-year-old system that offered only limited access to files and required stakeholders to rely heavily on U.S. mail and hand delivery. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Orders Suspension of Comp Attorney for Misconduct | 04/07/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court last week ordered the suspension of a veteran workers’ compensation attorney for collecting an unreasonable fee, violating a judicial order and directing his secretary to forge the name of a client on a satisfaction of judgment. ...Read More | |||
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State Keeps Moratorium on Policy Cancellations Through May 12 | 04/07/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has issued a moratorium on policy cancellations, including those for workers' compensation insurance, through May 12. ...Read More | |||
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Sickened Health Workers Say COVID Claims Denied, Want Broader Comp Coverage | 04/07/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As a few states have expanded presumption rules that make the coronavirus illness compensable for frontline employees, some first responders and hospital workers in other states say their comp claims are being denied and much confusion exists. ...Read More | |||
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Study: Claims Above $1M Account for 10% of Losses; Vehicle Accidents No. 1 Cause | 04/06/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Motor vehicle accidents, along with slips and falls, are the cause of about half of all claims above $1 million, according to a National Council on Compensation Insurance study chronicling ...Read More | |||
