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Workers' Compensation News

 
Worker Didn't Need to Prove Major Contributing Cause of Need for Treatment for Back 09/24/2020
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Florida appellate court overturned a denial of a worker’s claim for additional treatment for a back injury, finding the worker was not required to provide additional medical evidence of the major contributing cause for his need for treatment because of a prior stipulation by the carrier....Read More
 
 
With Presumption in Place, Investigators Could Play Role in COVID-19 Claims 09/23/2020
By: Mark Powell (Reporter)
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Now that Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a COVID-19 presumption into law, employers and insurance carriers in California could turn to private investigators in hopes of rebutting claims that workers contracted the virus while on the job, experts said. ...Read More
 
 
WCD Announces 2020 Travel Reimbursement Rates 09/23/2020
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Injured workers who have to travel for medical appointments will be paid slightly less for mileage in 2020, but reimbursement rates for lodging and meals will be unchanged, the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced. ...Read More
 
 

Worker Gets Attorney Fee Award for Defending Settlement From Subrogation 09/21/2020
State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of attorney fees to a worker for defending his settlement against a subrogation claim by an insurance carrier. ...Read More
 
 

WCIRB Submits Amended Rate Filing 09/17/2020
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau submitted an amended 2021 pure premium advisory rate recommendation to the California Department of Insurance that would spread projected costs for COVID-19 across six different categories based on risk of exposure. ...Read More
 
 

Woman Settles Suit for $8 Million After Gruesome Machinery Accident 09/16/2020
State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Virginia woman who lost her entire scalp in an industrial accident has settled a lawsuit against an equipment manufacturer and installer for $8 million. ...Read More
 
 

Worker Who Returned to Job Gets Increased Benefits After Change in Position 09/15/2020
State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker who returned to his time-of-injury job is entitled to an increased award of benefits after he moved to a lower-paying position. ...Read More
 
 

WCIRB Reports 3.8% Drop in Medical Payments for 2019 09/11/2020
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Overall medical payments and payments per claim continued to decline in 2019, with pharmaceuticals experiencing sharp declines in payments, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. ...Read More
 
 

Worker Fails to Prove Fall Aggravated His Pre-Existing Conditions 09/11/2020
State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker failed to prove that his complaints after a work accident were related to an aggravation of his pre-existing conditions. ...Read More
 
 

WCIRB to Revise COVID Industry Class Factors in Rate Filing 09/10/2020
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Some California employers will get a little relief from what is essentially a COVID-19 surcharge after the Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Wednesday voted 10-1 to revise the 2021 advisory rate recommendation. ...Read More
 
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