Workers' Compensation News
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that extended claim and hearing deadlines and prevented professional employer organizations licenses from expiring is no longer in effect.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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
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 | |||
WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meets Tuesday | 09/03/2020 | ||
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 | |||
Worker Unable to Prove Occurrence of Accident | 09/03/2020 | ||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
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 | |||
Workers' Compensation Board Meets Oct. 1-2 | 09/03/2020 | ||
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 | |||