Workers' Compensation News
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WCB Proposes Permanent Telehealth Rules, DME Fee Update | 07/15/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board proposed rules that would provide a permanent option for telehealth visits and update the durable medical equipment fee schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Worker 'Released' to Full Duty Gets Reinstatement of TTD, Pending Hearing | 07/14/2021 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that an injured man was entitled to reinstatement of his temporary total disability benefits pending a hearing to determine whether he had actually been released to return to work. ...Read More | |||
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WCD to Review Workers' Benefit Fund Payroll Deduction Rules | 07/14/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is holding a hearing on Aug. 9 to discuss, among other things, how to handle fractions of cents when calculating Workers’ Benefit Fund payroll deductions. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Loses Appeal Seeking Recovery for Alleged Injuries as 'Frequenter' of Business | 07/14/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim for injuries he allegedly sustained while making a delivery as a “frequenter” of a business. ...Read More | |||
| WCC Opens Registration for Educational Conference | 07/09/2021 | ||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission opened registration for its virtual educational conference being held in September. The three-day program will cover the latest trends in workers’ compensation issues, including claims handling, dispute resolution, medical treatmen...Read More | |||
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Worker's Fall in Icy Parking Lot Can Be Deemed 'Effectively Unavoidable' | 07/07/2021 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that an open and obvious condition can be deemed effectively unavoidable when a plaintiff must confront it to enter her place of employment. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Receipt of Unemployment Benefits Does Not Result in 'Offset' of TPD | 07/06/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s receipt of unemployment benefits does not result in an “offset” of his temporary partial disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB: $4.2B for Medical, $3.7B for Indemnity in 2020 | 06/30/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Combined loss payments for medical services and indemnity benefits fell about 6.3% to $7.9 billion in 2020 from $8.4 billion the year before, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California reported. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Returning to 'More Regular' Operations | 06/30/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board said it will be returning to “more regular operations” starting Tuesday, but offices will remain closed and all hearings will continue to be virtual. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Announces Additional Changes to Death Claim Forms | 06/24/2021 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that it revised the form for employers to respond to requests for hearings in cases over death benefits. ...Read More | |||
