Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Supreme Court Orders Hearing on Merits of Workplace Sexual Assault Case | 04/02/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Appeals has to revisit a grant of summary judgment in a worker’s suit against her employer for an alleged sexual assault by her supervisor. ...Read More | |||
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States Continue to Adjust Meetings, Hearings, Rules | 04/02/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State agencies have posted more changes in the rolling response to the coronavirus restrictions. Here are some notices from states in the eastern half of the country. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Announces $10M Coronavirus Safety Fund | 04/01/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| SAIF Corp. announced a $10 million fund to help Oregon employers keep workers safe during the coronavirus pandemic. “The fund will help busine...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for 2nd Injury | 03/31/2020 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that an autoworker was not entitled to benefits for the second of his two alleged back injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Settlement of Prior Claim Reduces Award for Later Injury | 03/31/2020 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a decision in which settlement of a prior claim was used to reduce a worker’s award for a later injury. ...Read More | |||
