Workers' Compensation News
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WCD Data Shows Three-Quarters of COVID Claims Accepted | 01/08/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Three-quarters of the claims filed for COVID-19 were accepted as of Monday, according to data from the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall | 01/07/2021 | |
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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 summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on a fall while he was walking an outdoor path at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Work Comp Commission Announces 2021 Mileage Rates | 01/07/2021 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission announced a reduction in the reimbursement rate for injured workers who drive more than five miles away from their homes to receive medical care. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar to Explore COVID-19 and Work Comp | 01/07/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| CorVel Corp. is hosting a webinar Thursday morning that will cover issues relating to COVID-19, including updated testing options and the rollout of vaccines. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Announces Reduction in Mileage Reimbursement | 01/06/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced a reduction in the reimbursement rate for injured workers who have to travel for medical appointments in 2021. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Get Modification of Arbitrator's Award | 12/30/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker could not request modification of an arbitrator’s decision denying his request for prejudgment interest and costs after prevailing in his claim. ...Read More | |||
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With AB 685, Employers Will Navigate Web of COVID Regulations as Pandemic Spills Into 2021 | 12/29/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As the calendar turns to a new year, California employers will have to abide by at least three sets of intersecting COVID-19 regulations if they want to stay on top of evolving workers’ compensation laws in 2021, defense attorneys said. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Establishes Entitlement to Commutation of Future PTD Benefits | 12/29/2020 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a permanently and totally disabled worker was entitled to a commutation of his future benefit payments to pay off his house and invest. ...Read More | |||
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WCS: 38% of COVID-19 Claims Accepted | 12/29/2020 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section reported in the winter edition of its newsletter that a little more than one-third of the claims for COVID-19 that were filed through Nov. 30 were accepted. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
