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Workers' Compensation News

 
WCIRB Panel: State Faces 'Long Haul' Recovery, Even if COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives 09/25/2020
By: Mark Powell (Reporter)
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
After officials from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau spent the first day of their annual conference describing the harsh reality California has faced because of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts from economic, medical and legal fields spent the second day exploring how the st...Read More
 
 
WCIRB Relays Overriding Message on Day 1 of Conference: COVID Has Changed Everything 09/24/2020
By: Mark Powell (Reporter)
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Dave Bellusci might as well be the poster child for changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Work...Read More
 
 
WCD Seeks Comment on 'Reasonable Investigation' Rule for COVID Claims 09/24/2020
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is seeking public comments on a temporary rule that would require workers’ compensation carriers conduct a “reasonable investigation” before denying claims for COVID-19. Draft regulatory language would define a reasonable i...Read More
 
 
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
 
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