Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Submits Final MLFS Proposal for Approval | 03/01/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 398 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 52 min read | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted a copy of final proposed Medical-Legal Fee Schedule changes it plans to adopt effective April 1. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Submits Sept. 1 Regulatory Filing | 03/01/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 193 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Friday submitted a proposed Sept. 1 regulatory filing that would, among other things, lower the experience rating threshold. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Force PEOs to Cover More Workers Filed Ahead of Session's Start | 03/01/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 406 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 100 min read | |||
| The Florida Legislature convenes Tuesday and the workers' compensation bill that seems to be gaining the most attention is one that would force employee leasing companies to cover workers they may not know are on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Calculation of Carpenter's AWW | 03/01/2021 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 110 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 44 min read | |||
| The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a journeyman carpenter’s average weekly wage based on his total earnings over the 26 weeks before his injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses 3rd-Party Demands in Case Involving Worker With Electric Shock Injuries | 03/01/2021 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 139 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court issued three decisions granting summary judgment resolving issues in a complex, multi-party case arising from a worker’s accident during a hotel construction project. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Announces 7.1% Rate Reduction | 03/01/2021 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 88 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 62 min read | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Friday announced that its board of directors approved a net 7.1% reduction in employer rates and assessments that takes effect at the start of the 2021 policy year on July 1. ...Read More | |||
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Average Incurred Cost on TBI Claims Double, NCCI Reports | 03/01/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 206 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 17 min read | |||
| The average total incurred cost for a claim with a traumatic brain injury was more than double the average of all lost-time claims between 2013 and 2018, according to a new report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes COVID Presumption Measure for Health Care Workers | 03/01/2021 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read | |||
| The Washington state Senate passed a bill that would create a presumption of compensability for health care workers who contract a contagious disease that is the subject of a public health emergency. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Offers Easier Search Tool on Medical Fee Disputes | 03/01/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 156 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read | |||
| Decisions on medical fee disputes can now be searched more easily and quickly, thanks to a beefed-up search tool, the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced. ...Read More | |||
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Tower MSA Sets Free Conditional Payment Webinar | 03/01/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 141 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read | |||
| Tower MSA Partners is holding a free webinar on March 18 to discuss Medicare conditional payments. ...Read More | |||
