Workers' Compensation News
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Utility Co. Has Immunity From Liability to Subcontractor's Injured Employee | 10/22/2020 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a utility company is immune from civil liability to the injured employee of a subcontractor it hired to erect scaffolding at its power plant. ...Read More | |||
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UR Rules Don't Mention Non-Physician Reviewers, Psychologist Says | 10/12/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Proposed Texas rules would require that utilization review providers be in the same specialty as the doctor who provided the treatment, but they fail to mention certain types of health professionals, said a commenter at a meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Utah's Dressler Named IAIABC Board President | 10/09/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions has elected new members to its board of directors, the association announced. ...Read More | |||
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Union President, 10 Others Charged With Racketeering, Bribery | 10/06/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Union leaders said they are surprised and disappointed after federal and state prosecutors announced the indictment of the president of the New York Building and Construction Trades Council and 10 other officials on racketeering and bribery charges. ...Read More | |||
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Update of Claims Release Standard Takes Effect Aug. 31 | 07/27/2020 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that changes to Version 3.1 of the Claims Release Standard for serving and electronically filing work comp reports and documents will take effect Aug. 31. ...Read More | |||
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U.S. Chamber Opposes COVID Presumption | 06/11/2020 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in a letter addressed to the Colorado General Assembly, said a pending bill that would create a COVID-19 presumption is unnecessary and could be worse for workers who contract the disease. ...Read More | |||
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U.S. Senate Passes Presumption, Benefits for Virus-Stricken First Responders | 05/20/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Senate has approved a measure that would create a presumption that COVID-19 illness is work-related for first responders who are disabled or die from the disease, at least through 2021. ...Read More | |||
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U.S. Chamber Urges Newsom to Take Narrow Approach to Crafting COVID Executive Order | 04/24/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has asked California Gov. Gavin Newsom to take a narrow, limited approach if he decides to issue an executive order regarding COVID-19 presumptions for essential and frontline workers. ...Read More | |||
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Umpire Strikes Out in Review Effort | 03/30/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a baseball umpire’s application for administrative review because of his failure to properly identify relevant documents in the record. ...Read More | |||
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UPMC Announces New Telehealth Services | 03/03/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center announced that it will offer telehealth services to evaluate workplace injuries for employers in the Susquehanna region. ...Read More | |||
