Workers' Compensation News
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Walmart Hardest Hit in First Round of Penalties for COVID Violations | 07/17/2020 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations handed out $56,609 in penalties to five businesses that allegedly failed to comply with COVID-19 health and safety requirements, with more than half of the fines being levied on Walmart. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's PTD Benefits Don't Go to Wife, Children After His Death | 07/16/2020 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s widow and children could not receive his permanent disability benefits, since the final award did not establish their dependency. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB State of the System: Workers' Comp Industry Was Healthy, Stable When COVID Hit | 07/15/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| When the calendar turned to 2020, it seemed likely that California’s workers’ compensation industry would continue its recent stretch of stability following several years of reform. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar to Explore Potential for Telemedicine Fraud | 07/15/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud is sponsoring a webinar Wednesday that will explore concerns about possible scams involving telemedicine. The us...Read More | |||
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Wisconsin Still Reports Highest Incident Rate in Midwest | 07/15/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Wisconsin had the highest injury rate among Midwestern states in 2018 while Illinois had the lowest, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said in a new report. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Posts 2021 X-Mod Estimator | 07/13/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California posted to its website a tool it says insurers, agents and brokers can use help policyholders understand how payroll and claim history will affect their 2021 experience modifications, or X-mods. ...Read More | |||
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Webinars, Dividends and Policy Holds: How Carriers Are Doing Business During COVID-19​ | 07/13/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As uncertainty continues to swirl around the COVID-19 pandemic, workers’ compensation insurance carriers are relying on months-old safety protocols and creating new policies to keep employees safe while also serving customers. ...Read More | |||
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Widow's Failure to Comply With Regulatory Requirements Results in Denial of Claim | 07/10/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for death benefits because she failed to comply with regulatory requirements for submitting medical evidence to support a finding of causation. ...Read More | |||
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Workers' Comp Data: 7 of 10 COVID Claims in State Approved​ | 07/08/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| About 71% of Oregon’s workers’ compensation claims for exposure to COVID-19 have been approved, according to numbers provided by the state Workers’ Compensation Division and Northwest Workers’ Justice Project. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Proposes Rules to Adopt COVID-19 Procedure Codes | 07/08/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division proposed temporary regulations to allow the use of new COVID-19 procedure codes while it goes through the formal process of adopting the codes through permanent rules. ...Read More | |||
