Workers' Compensation News
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Webinar to Explore Possibility of COVID's Limited Effect on Comp Costs | 08/12/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A webinar scheduled for Aug. 20 will explore the possibility that COVID-19 will have only a limited effect on workers’ compensation costs. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Actuarial Committee OKs Methodology for Setting New Pure Premium Rate | 08/11/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Claims for COVID-19 would add about 6 cents per $100 of payroll to California’s advisory pure premium rate, under a methodology the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Actuarial Committee approved Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Assert Viable Labor Law Claim for Injuries From Truck Tipping Over | 08/11/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker could not assert a viable Labor Law claim for his injuries from a truck that tipped over as he operated it. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Committee: Telecommuter Rate Should Be Based on Golden State Data | 08/10/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau committee says it is willing to wait for California-based data before settling on a specific pure premium rate for a proposed telecommuter classification. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets PPD Award With Uncapped Multiplier for Elbow Injury | 08/10/2020 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his elbow injuries, finding his claim was timely filed and that he did not have a meaningful return to work. ...Read More | |||
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Wearable Ultrasound Promises Faster RTW; Claims Managers Not So Sure | 08/07/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A wearable ultrasound system, often used by college and professional sports teams, is slowly making its way into workers' compensation as a way to speed recovery from injuries without extensive surgery or pain medications, the manufacturer said this week. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Hit by Tree Branch Gets Award for Tooth Extractions, Dental Implants | 08/07/2020 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award to a worker for tooth extractions and dental implants after he was hit in the face by a tree branch. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Recover From Automobile Liability Carrier | 08/07/2020 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to a recovery from his automobile liability insurance carrier for his injuries from an accident with an underinsured motorist. ...Read More | |||
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WCB to Review Comments on Attorney Fees | 08/06/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board will discuss public testimony on proposed changes to attorney fee rules during an Aug. 18 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB to Rely More on 'Historical Data,' Less on 2020 Stats to Craft New Premium Rate | 08/05/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| While some people are wishing 2020 would finally end, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is already looking to forget it. ...Read More | |||
