Workers' Compensation News
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Senate Committee Passes COVID Presumption Bill Despite Business Opposition | 06/10/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Colorado Senate Finance Committee narrowly passed a rebuttable COVID-19 presumption bill that would cover essential workers who contract the virus over the next two years. ...Read More | |||
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Seamstress Gets Benefits for Injury Caused by Pre-Existing Condition, Accident | 06/10/2020 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a seamstress is entitled to benefits for a knee injury that resulted from the combined effects of her pre-existing arthritis and a misstep while at work. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Oil Rig Worker With Cancer | 06/09/2020 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits to a cancer-stricken oil rig worker, finding he failed to establish a causal connection between his illness and employment. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Rejects Worker's Due Process Violation Claim | 06/09/2020 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to an injured worker, finding his due process rights had been adequately protected and that his continuing need for treatment was not related to his employment. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Judges Need to Decide Borrowed Employee Status | 06/08/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Supreme Court ruled that whether a worker is a defendant’s borrowed employee is a question of law, but it upheld a jury’s award of damages to an injured man because a defendant did not carry its burden to prove it had borrowed his services. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Declares $100M Dividend | 06/04/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon’s state-chartered SAIF Corp. on Wednesday declared a $100 dividend for businesses with policies that ended in 2019. The carrier said it...Read More | |||
| Self-Insurance Applications Due July 31 | 06/04/2020 | ||
| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Self-insurance applications, for new and renewing applicants, are due July 31, the Indiana Workers' Compensation Board announced. Forms and guidelines are now available online. Board chair Linda Hamilton said in a bull...Read More | |||
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Second Independent Medical Examiner Selection Panel Meeting June 16 | 06/02/2020 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced that its Second Independent Medical Examiner selection panel will meet at noon June 16. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Board Meets Wednesday | 06/02/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The board of directors for Oregon’s SAIF Corp. will review financial reports and discuss a possible policyholder dividend during a meeting Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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State Fund Accepting Applications for $50M Return-to-Work Safety Fund | 05/27/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State Compensation Insurance Fund on Tuesday started accepting applications for the $50 million fund it created to help policyholders implement new safety measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 as California’s stay-at-home orders are lifted. ...Read More | |||
