Workers' Compensation News
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Wolf Wants $145 Million From Comp Fund to Go to Business Grants | 12/28/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is asking lawmakers to transfer $145 million from the Workers' Compensation Security Fund to be used as grants to small businesses hit by the pandemic recession. ...Read More | |||
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Widow's Benefits From Retirement System Offset by Comp Award | 12/23/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a widow’s accidental death benefits are subject to an offset to account for the workers’ compensation benefits she also received for her husband’s death. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Meets Jan. 14 and 15 | 12/23/2020 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board will meet over two days in January to hear updates from working groups and to reaffirm a call for lawmakers to promote stronger return-to-work measures. ...Read More | |||
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Worker May Proceed With Amended Labor Law Claim | 12/22/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been allowed to amend his claim for injuries and that it should have survived a motion for summary judgment. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Commissioner Gaffney Absent From Most 2020 En Banc Decisions | 12/21/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Commissioner Juan Pedro Gaffney participated in just one of the 10 en banc decisions issued in 2020, and the California Department of Industrial Relations says it won’t provid...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Predicts Lowest Premiums Since 2012 | 12/21/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California projects written premium for 2020 will be the lowest since 2012. The $...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Bring Tort Claim Against Employer's Shareholders, Officers | 12/21/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s tort claims for her injuries from an alleged fall at the property where she worked. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Study on Low-Back Pain and PT Timing Could Be Roadmap for Stakeholders, Researchers Say | 12/18/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Workers Compensation Research Institute study on lower-back pain and the timing of physical therapy could serve as a guideline for stakeholders around the country who are looking to improve claims outcomes, researchers said. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Adopts Temporary Rules for New Medical Billing Codes | 12/17/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division adopted temporary rules implementing new medical billing codes that take effect at the start of 2021. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Suspends Required Time Frames for Assignment of Walk-Through Cases | 12/16/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Tuesday issued an en banc decision suspending the requirement that each district office must have a designee available to assign walk-through cases during specified hours. ...Read More | |||
