Workers' Compensation News
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'Mega Claims' Up, but Insurers Apparently Getting Better at Early Identification | 09/14/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 877 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 62 min read | |||
| The number of workers’ compensation claims that pay out at least $3 million has risen, but the insurance industry appears to be getting better at identifying claims before they grow out of control, according to a group of actuaries that published a study on so-called "mega claims"...Read More | |||
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MLAC Subcommittee Meeting to Discuss COVID Compensability | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 137 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 75 min read | |||
| A subgroup from Oregon’s workers’ compensation advisory panel will discuss a potential rule that would require a “reasonable investigation” before carriers or self-insured employers could deny claims for COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Racks Up $234,360 in Penalties for Safety Violations | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 160 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 61 min read | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said a construction company with a history of safety violations is facing $234,360 in penalties for problems at two Seattle job sites that exposed workers to potential injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Hit With Fees for Failure to Timely File Notice of Compensation Payable | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 156 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 118 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court ruled that a worker is entitled to an award of attorney fees from his employer due to its delay in filing a notice of compensation payable. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can Terminate Benefits to Worker Who Stopped Treatment | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 178 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 158 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ordered publication of its decision allowing an employer to terminate a worker’s benefits because she stopped treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Penalty Reinstated on SAIF for Closing Claim | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 245 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 34 min read | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals reinstated a penalty against the SAIF Corp. for failing to obtain clarification about the extent of a housekeeper’s impairment prior to closing her claim. ...Read More | |||
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Health System Fined for Lack of PPE | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 178 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| Federal workplace safety regulators fined a Louisiana health care system $13,494 for failing to ensure workers had proper personal protective equipment. ...Read More | |||
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Death Benefits Increasing Oct. 1 | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 110 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 29 min read | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the maximum death benefit will increase 3.7% Oct. 1 to account for the increase in the state’s average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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Voluntary Abandonment Bill Takes Effect Tuesday | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 141 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 56 min read | |||
| Ohio legislation that clarifies when claimants have voluntarily abandoned the job market takes effect Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Department Reduces Loss Costs 1.8% | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 118 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 7 min read | |||
| The New Hampshire Insurance Department approved a recommendation from the National Council on Compensation Insurance to reduce voluntary loss costs by an average of 1.8%. ...Read More | |||
