Workers' Compensation News
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Whitmer Signs New Presumption Order After Court Strikes Down Earlier Rule | 10/19/2020 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Two weeks after the Michigan Supreme Court struck down the governor's COVID-19 executive orders, including a workers' compensation presumption for frontline workers, she has declared a new presumption rule. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries at Unpaid Job Orientation | 10/16/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for injuries she sustained as she reported for an orientation and training with a prospective employer. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Can't Proceed With Tort Claim for Worker's Fatal Injuries | 10/16/2020 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a widow could not proceed with a gross negligence claim against her late husband’s colleagues for his fatal accident on a production line. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Posts Proposed 2021 Provider Fee Schedule for Review | 10/16/2020 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration posted to its website proposed changes to the provider fee schedule for public review. T...Read More | |||
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WCI to Rebroadcast Sessions From Annual Conference | 10/16/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Institute's annual educational conference, held online this year for the first time, will be rebroadcast over the next few months, the institute said. ...Read More | |||
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With No New Claims, Second-Injury Fund Slowly Winding Down, Report Notes | 10/16/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The unfunded liability for Florida's second-injury fund has continued to drop and now stands at less than $237 million, according to an actuarial report. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Clarifies Application of Payroll Exclusion Rule | 10/15/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said a rule excluding from reportable payroll wages paid to people who aren’t working because of the pandemic applies only to cases that can be tied directly to COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Compensation for Full Measure of Impairment From Combined Condition | 10/15/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker is entitled to compensation for the full measure of her disability from a combined condition. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Committee Recommends Keeping Audit Threshold | 10/14/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau committee says the physical audit threshold for California employers should remain the same, despite available data suggesting it should be lowered by $1,000. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Proceed With Labor Law Claim Against Roofing Material Manufacturer | 10/14/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been allowed to proceed with his Labor Law claim against a roofing material manufacturer that contracted with his employer. ...Read More | |||
