Workers' Compensation News
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Data Show Hundreds of COVID Claims from U.S. Customs Workers
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09/08/2020
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 528 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 74 min read
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Data released by the federal Office of Workers' Compensation Programs show that U.S. Customs and Border Protection warehouse officers and Veterans Administration nurses have filed more COVID-related comp claims than any other type of federal worker.
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Maximum Benefit Level Rises by $31 Per Week
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09/08/2020
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 107 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read
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The minimum and the maximum weekly benefit in Kentucky will rise in 2021, thanks to an increase in the state's average weekly wage, the Department of Workers' Claims announced.
The average weekly wage in 2019 climbed to $918. State law sets the weekly maximum for workers' comp...Read More
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Former Intern Confirmed as New Chief Operating Officer for BWC
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09/08/2020
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 158 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 60 min read
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A naitve Ohian who started her career at the state’s workers’ compensation bureau nearly three decades ago has assumed the role of chief operating officer, the bureau announced in a news release.
Patricia “Trish" Harris, a Cincinnati native who joined the Bureau of ...Read More
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Advocates Call for More State Action on COVID Comp Claims
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09/08/2020
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 878 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read
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Advocates in two Southern states are calling for state leaders to make it easier for frontline workers to qualify for workers' compensation benefits if they fall ill from COVID-19.
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COVID Driving Bigger Rate Increases in Health Care, Agriculture Industries
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09/04/2020
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 950 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 158 min read
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Projected costs for COVID-19 claims added about six cents to the indicated 2021 advisory pure premium rate averaged across for all sectors in California, but the effect is most pronounced in health care and agricultural industries where costs from the pandemic are driving up the advisory rate by ...Read More
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