Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB C&R Committee Meets May 17 | 05/05/2022 | |
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| The Classification and Rating Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will meet virtually on May 17. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Submits Rate Filing | 05/02/2022 | |
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| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Friday filed with the California Department of Insurance a recommendation that the advisory pure premium rate should be increased 7.6% to $1.56 per $100 of payroll. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Adopts Superseding Emergency Telemedicine Rules | 04/29/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board adopted superseding emergency telemedicine rules that it says will prevent health and safety risks through social distancing. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Increase in 2020 TD Duration Could Be Impact of Pandemic | 04/29/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute said the COVID-19 pandemic could explain the increase in temporary disability benefit duration it found in 2020. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall | 04/28/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from a fall during a bridge construction project. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Calls Experience Rating COVID Claims a Financial Incentive for Safety | 04/27/2022 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Including the cost of claims for COVID-19 in California employers’ experience rating calculations should serve as a financial incentive for businesses to take appropriate and necessary steps to protect their employees, representatives from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bu...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award of Additional Treatment for Back Injury | 04/27/2022 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of further medical treatment for a worker with a back injury after conservative treatment was unsuccessful in controlling his pain. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Sue County for Alleged Injuries From Boarding Up Vacant Home | 04/27/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker could not proceed with a Labor Law action against a county, the title owner of a vacant home, for his alleged injuries that happened while boarding up the structure. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI, IAIABC Publish New Edition of Comp Laws Summary | 04/27/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute and International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions published their latest summary of comp laws throughout the U.S. and Canadian provinces. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Posts Draft Rule Revisions | 04/26/2022 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration posted a draft of revised rules to its website for public comment. The WCA in...Read More | |||
