Workers' Compensation News
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WCD Seeks Comment on 'Reasonable Investigation' Rule for COVID Claims
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09/24/2020
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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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.
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Worker Didn't Need to Prove Major Contributing Cause of Need for Treatment for Back
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09/24/2020
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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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
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With Presumption in Place, Investigators Could Play Role in COVID-19 Claims
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09/23/2020
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By: Mark Powell (Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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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.
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WCD Announces 2020 Travel Reimbursement Rates
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09/23/2020
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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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.
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WCIRB Submits Amended Rate Filing
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09/17/2020
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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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.
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WCIRB Reports 3.8% Drop in Medical Payments for 2019
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09/11/2020
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Overall medical payments and payments per claim continued to decline in 2019, with pharmaceuticals experiencing sharp declines in payments, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California.
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