Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Proposes Tapping Reserves to Avoid 2021 Rate Increase | 09/16/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 102 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 133 min read | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries on Tuesday proposed tapping into the workers’ compensation contingency reserve to avoid a rate increase in 2021. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Attorney's Effort to Secure Additional Fees | 09/16/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 132 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 9 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court dismissed an attorney’s claim of entitlement to additional fees, finding he had not secured a valid final judgment from the Office of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Woman Settles Suit for $8 Million After Gruesome Machinery Accident | 09/16/2020 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 192 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| A Virginia woman who lost her entire scalp in an industrial accident has settled a lawsuit against an equipment manufacturer and installer for $8 million. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Exchange Can't Get Injunction Barring Rival's Allegedly Libelous Solicitation of Clients | 09/16/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 142 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 83 min read | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that a workers’ compensation insurance exchange was not entitled to a preliminary injunction barring a rival service provider from sending unsolicited emails to its customers containing allegedly libelous misrepresentations. ...Read More | |||
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Jason Luce Joins HomeCare Connect as Director of Sales | 09/16/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 145 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 147 min read | |||
| HomeCare Connect, a national ancillary service provider specializing in home health services in workers’ compensation, welcomed Jason Luce as its new director of sales. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Fees Must Be Reviewed by Judge, Department Says | 09/16/2020 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 152 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 33 min read | |||
| The Kentucky Workers' Claims commissioner is reminding attorneys that their fees must be approved by an administrative law judge before they are paid. ...Read More | |||
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Report Shows Most COVID Claims Result in Small Indemnity Payments | 09/16/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 248 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 229 min read | |||
| Florida's COVID-19-related workers' compensation claims continue to rise in number, but the vast majority have resulted in relatively small indemnity payments, according to the Florida Division of Workers' Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Owner of Ag Company Accused of $2.5M Premium Fraud Scheme | 09/15/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1439 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 40 min read | |||
| The owner of an agriculture company in Merced was arraigned Monday with his daughter for allegedly underreporting $11 million in payroll to reduce their workers’ compensation premiums by more than $2.5 million, the California Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI Webinar to Cover COVID Presumption, Reporting Requirement | 09/15/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 977 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 128 min read | |||
| Executives from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute will discuss Senate Bill 1159 and the situations in which the bill would presume COVID-19 is a compensable injury, during a webinar Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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CCWC Schedules Legislative, Political Update Webinar | 09/15/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 286 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 48 min read | |||
| The California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation is hosting a webinar Oct. 7 that will include a recap of the 2020 legislative session and a preview of 2021. ...Read More | |||
