Workers' Compensation News
| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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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| 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 | |||
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Worker Unable to Prove Occurrence of Accident | 09/03/2020 | |
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| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of a Walmart employee’s claim for benefits, finding she failed to establish that she a work-related accident. ...Read More | |||
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Workers' Compensation Board Meets Oct. 1-2 | 09/03/2020 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board announced that it will hold remote meetings Oct. 1-2. An agenda for the 9 a.m. meetings is not...Read More | |||
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WCIRB: Written Premium Down 5% in Q1 | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California written premium for the first quarter of 2020 is about 5% below that for the first three months of 2019, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau reported Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Widow Gets Benefits Despite Husband's Impairment From Marijuana | 09/01/2020 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s fall from a catwalk was compensable even though he was presumptively impaired from his use of marijuana. ...Read More | |||
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Work Comp Only Option for Injuries Sustained While Assisting Law Enforcement | 08/28/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 5 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy for a husband and wife whose throats were cut upon arriving at the scene of a double homicide because they were engaged in law enforcement activities at the time, a divided California Supreme Court ruled Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Claim for Fall From Roof | 08/28/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from a fall from the roof of a rental property. ...Read More | |||
