Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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WCRI Estimates Workers Covered by Presumptions in Five States | 12/02/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
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| More than 266,000 workers are likely to be covered by COVID-19 presumptions or temporary statute changes in Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri, according to the first in a series of new studies released by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Hurt While Painting Ceiling Gets Summary Judgment | 12/02/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall while painting a ceiling. ...Read More | |||
| Workers' Comp Could See More COVID-19 Regulations in 2021, Experts Say | 11/30/2020 | ||
| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s fight against COVID-19 will continue into 2021, and workers’ compensation stakeholders already scrambling to follow new laws and regulations may still have their hands full when the new year comes, attorneys with workers’ comp expertise said. ...Read More | |||
| WCIS Undergoing Maintenance for Rest of Month | 11/30/2020 | ||
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| The Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that its computer system will be offline through Nov. 30 for maintenance. ...Read More | |||
| WCRI Webinar Exploring Timing of PT for Low Back Pain | 11/30/2020 | ||
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| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a webinar Dec. 17 to discuss its recent study regarding the timing of physical therapy for low back pain. ...Read More | |||
| Worker Who Received Statutory Maximum Weeks of PPD Can Still Seek Reclassification | 11/25/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker who already received the statutory maximum number of weeks of benefits for a permanent partial disability could request a reclassification as being totally industrially disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Workplace Safety Board Approves Emergency COVID-19 Rules | 11/23/2020 | |
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| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board unanimously approved rules that would require employers to develop written plans for protecting workers from COVID-19, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Workers Urge Cal/OSHA Board to Enact COVID-19 Rules; Employers Request More Time | 11/20/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Division of Occupational Safety and Health officials on Thursday withstood hours of passionate testimony from stakeholders on proposed emergency CO...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets 2nd Chance to Prove Labor Law, Negligence Claims for Scaffold Mishap | 11/20/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to a new trial on claims for injuries from a scaffold accident, finding his Labor Law causes of action should not have been summarily dismissed and that a verdict on his negligence claim was logically inconsistent. ...Read More | |||
