Workers' Compensation News
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WCAB Commissioner Gaffney Absent From Most 2020 En Banc Decisions | 12/21/2020 | |
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| Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Commissioner Juan Pedro Gaffney participated in just one of the 10 en banc decisions issued in 2020, and the California Department of Industrial Relations says it won’t provid...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Predicts Lowest Premiums Since 2012 | 12/21/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California projects written premium for 2020 will be the lowest since 2012. The $...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Bring Tort Claim Against Employer's Shareholders, Officers | 12/21/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s tort claims for her injuries from an alleged fall at the property where she worked. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Study on Low-Back Pain and PT Timing Could Be Roadmap for Stakeholders, Researchers Say | 12/18/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
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| A Workers Compensation Research Institute study on lower-back pain and the timing of physical therapy could serve as a guideline for stakeholders around the country who are looking to improve claims outcomes, researchers said. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Adopts Temporary Rules for New Medical Billing Codes | 12/17/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division adopted temporary rules implementing new medical billing codes that take effect at the start of 2021. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Suspends Required Time Frames for Assignment of Walk-Through Cases | 12/16/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Tuesday issued an en banc decision suspending the requirement that each district office must have a designee available to assign walk-through cases during specified hours. ...Read More | |||
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Worker With Prior Knee Injury Gets Benefits for At-Home Injury From Hanging Christmas Lights | 12/16/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker who hurt himself while hanging Christmas lights at home, finding his injuries were caused by the weakened condition of his knee from a prior work accident. ...Read More | |||
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WILG Webinar to Focus on How Different States Handle COVID-19 Claims | 12/15/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Michael Duff The Workers’ Injury ...Read More | |||
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WCD Announces Claims Processing Administrative Cost Factor for 2021 | 12/15/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The claims processing administrative cost factor will be 21.27% in 2021, the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced. The factor is ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Working on Obtaining Stat Code for Insurance Commissioner's COVID-19 Data Directive | 12/14/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Actuaries from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau say they’re working on obtaining a statistical code that will aid researchers and insurance carriers in processing COVID-19 claims data that California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara called for in his 2021 advi...Read More | |||
