Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB: Use of Medical Services Rebounded in 3rd Quarter; Bigger COVID-19 Numbers Loom | 12/09/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Use of medical services increased in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the early days of the pandemic, but utilization is still lower than it was in previous years, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Bitten by Colleague's Dog Can't Seek Civil Remedy | 12/08/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act barred a worker’s civil suit against her colleague seeking damages from being bitten by a dog. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Issues Notice of Coverage Requirement for Drivers Who Lease Trucks | 12/08/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Truck drivers who are provided vehicles by their employers and are restricted in how they can use them might not qualify for an exemption and may need to be covered by a workers’ compensation policy, Oregon regulators announced Monday. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Committee to Talk Pure Premium Rate Filing at Wednesday Meeting | 12/07/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Governing Committee is scheduled to discuss the Jan. 1, 2021, pure premium rate filing at its next meeting Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured by Falling Slab Prevails on Labor Law Claim | 12/07/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker injured by a falling stone slab should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Suffered Electric Shock Gets Summary Judgment | 12/07/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a scaffold after he suffered an electrical shock. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Reforms Made Medical Payments Typical of Other States | 12/04/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s medical payments for 2016 claims with experience through 2019 were typical of other states as a result of a series of legislative reforms, the Workers Compensation Research Institute reported. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meeting Tuesday | 12/04/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Actuarial Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will discuss medical severity trends, large-deductible policy experience, third quarter insurer experience and emerging COVID-19 experience during a meeting Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award for Eye Conditions Caused by Food Poisoning | 12/04/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a nurse was entitled to a 70% bilateral loss of vision award because of eye issues she developed after ingesting lunchmeat contaminated by E. coli at a holiday work party. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Updates Informational Brochure | 12/04/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division posted an updated brochure that provides information for those who are injured while working. ...Read More | |||
