Workers' Compensation News
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WCAB Commissioners Make Progress on Case Backlog, Advocate for Better Communication | 01/25/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As the COVID-19 pandemic nears its one-year milestone in the U.S., commissioners at the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board say they’ve used their lockdown time to chip away at a years-long case backlog. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB's C&R Committee Meets Feb. 2 | 01/25/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) Classification and Rating Committee will meet via webinar teleconference at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 2. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Pursue Labor Law Claim for Boiler Valve Mishap | 01/25/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claims based on alleged injuries he sustained while replacing a boiler steam valve. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Can't Proceed With Malpractice Claim Against Doctor | 01/22/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a widow could not proceed with a medical malpractice action against the doctor who had treated her husband. ...Read More | |||
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WCI Says Conference Will Be In-Person in December | 01/22/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Institute announced Thursday that its annual educational conference will be held in-person in December in Orlando, Florida. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Fails to Link Alcohol to Injury, Denial of Medical Treatment | 01/21/2021 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a widow was not entitled to benefits, finding she did not prove that her husband's increased use of alcohol was related to his job injury. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Webinar Covers Notable Changes to 2020-21 USRP | 01/20/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau says dozens of changes to classification codes in the California Workers' Compensation Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan could have big impacts on 2020 and 2021 policies. ...Read More | |||
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Workplace Safety Fines to Increase With Inflation | 01/19/2021 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Administrative penalties for Nevada employers that fail to comply with workplace safety requirements increased 1.18% on Friday to keep pace with inflation. ...Read More | |||
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WILG Webinar Focuses on Medicare Compliance | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group is hosting a webinar Feb. 17 on the latest requirements relating to the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Posts Acute Per-Case Inpatient Reimbursement Rates for 2020 | 01/14/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Workers' Compensation Board on Tuesday announced new reimbursement rates for acute-care hospital stays, as determined by the state Department of Health. ...Read More | |||
