Workers' Compensation News
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TPAs, Insurers Want Preauthorization, Medical Bill Deadlines Relaxed | 03/26/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| While Texas comp regulators have done a good job of keeping up with the rapidly changing requirements of the coronavirus lockdown, some third-party administrators and insurers are asking them to go further and relax more deadlines and expectations. ...Read More | |||
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Three More States Urge Insurers to Hold Off on Premiums | 03/26/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Three more states' insurance commissioners are encouraging insurers to give employers a grace period on premium payments during the COVID-19 economic crisis. ...Read More | |||
| TDI Approves NCCI Loss Cost Decrease of 6.7% | 03/25/2020 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance has accepted the National Council on Compensation Insurance recommendation of a 6.7% loss cost decrease for the voluntary risk market, effective July 1. The department also is ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Can't Hold Employer Vicariously Liable for Accident | 03/17/2020 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act barred a truck driver’s suit against her employer for its alleged vicarious liability for an accident caused by her husband. ...Read More | |||
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Teachers Are First Responders, Too, Educators Say in Support of Enhanced Comp Bill | 03/11/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In an age of school shootings and an increase in assaults against teachers, Nebraska is poised to become one of first states to enhance workers' compensation benefits for educators who are injured by acts of violence. ...Read More | |||
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TDI Report Shows Slow and Steady Increase in Return-to-Work Rate | 03/09/2020 | |
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| By: Tonika Reed (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| According to a new report from the Texas Department of Insurance, the rate of injured workers who have returned to their jobs within six months of an injury has risen about five percentage points from 2007 to 2017. ...Read More | |||
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TDI Likes New NCCI Classifications for Construction Salespeople and Estimators | 03/09/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance plans to adopt new construction classifications proposed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, the department announced this week. ...Read More | |||
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TMI Attorneys Optimistic After Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Air Ambulance Case | 03/03/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorneys for Texas Mutual Insurance are feeling confident that a potential landmark air ambulance case could finally break in favor of insurers and the Texas workers' compensation reimbursement rules. ...Read More | |||
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TTD Benefits Don't Count Toward Cap | 02/28/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s temporary total disability benefits do not count toward the benefit caps for nonschedule awards. ...Read More | |||
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Teacher Awaits Fate After Comp Claim Leads to Drug Test for Medical Marijuana | 02/27/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida teacher could soon find himself receiving workers' compensation benefits but losing his job because he used medical marijuana as recommended by his doctor. ...Read More | |||
