Workers' Compensation News
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Woman Pleads Guilty to Cashing Dead Father's Benefits Checks | 09/10/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A woman in western New York state pleaded guilty to forging her deceased father's name on workers' compensation benefits checks. Bonnie Slater...Read More | |||
| WCRI Study Shows Link Between Early PT and Lower Costs for Back Pain Claims | 09/09/2020 | ||
| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Early physical therapy sessions can mean significantly improved outcomes and lower costs for injured workers with lower-back pain, says a study by the Workers' Compensation Research Institute that examined almost 26,000 claims. ...Read More | |||
| WCS: Clock Ticking for Claim Deadlines, PEO Licenses | 09/09/2020 | ||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section said an emergency order that extended claim and hearing deadlines and prevented professional employer organizations licenses from expiring is no longer in effect. ...Read More | |||
| WCB Didn't Err in Denying Review of Award to Worker who Didn't Prove Labor Market Attachment | 09/09/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer could not obtain board review of a judge’s determination that a worker was entitled to permanent partial disability benefits despite her failure to establish her attachment to the labor market because the employer did not properly complete t...Read More | |||
| Worker Gets Benefits Despite Delay in Reporting Injury, Conflicting Causation Evidence | 09/08/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury, despite his failure to immediately report his accident and the existence of conflicting medical evidence on the cause of his ongoing complaints. ...Read More | |||
| Worker Doesn't Need to Reach MMI to Challenge Carrier's Subrogation Claim | 09/08/2020 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker does not need to reach maximum medical improvement before he challenges a subrogation lien under the “made whole doctrine.” ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Governing Committee Meeting Sept. 9 | 09/04/2020 | ||
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| The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will meet Sept. 9 to discuss the 2021 regulatory and advisory pure premium rate filings. ...Read More | |||
| WCRI Webinar to Cover Medical Care During Pandemic | 09/04/2020 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting a webinar Sept. 24 to explore the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of medical care. ...Read More | |||
| With Conflicting Info on Virus, Employers Struggle to Keep Workplaces Safe | 09/04/2020 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Employers at a Texas Mutual webinar this week said it's been a struggle to create virus-free workplaces, due to conflicting information about face coverings and social distancing during the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meets Tuesday | 09/03/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Actuarial Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will meet Tuesday to continue analyzing the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on California workers’ compensation costs, as well as the latest insurer experience data. ...Read More | |||
