Workers' Compensation News
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Failure to Provide Dates for Objections Sinks Review Application | 04/01/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 99 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court said an employer’s failure to identify when it objected to a ruling warranted denial of its application for review. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Wants to Reward Self-Insured Companies That Pay Assessments Electronically | 04/01/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 100 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 95 min read | |||
| Self-insurers in Ohio could soon receive rebates on their assessments for the guaranty fund if they pay electronically, according to a rule change proposed this week. ...Read More | |||
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CFO Orders State to Process Comp Claims From Some Virus-Sickened State Workers | 04/01/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 182 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 48 min read | |||
| Florida's chief financial officer has ordered a state agency to relax its objections and to begin processing workers' compensation claims from frontline state employees who are diagnosed with COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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N.Y. WC Board Extends Paid Leave to Virus Care; Other States Adjust Hearing Rules | 04/01/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 145 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read | |||
| From New York to Florida, states have announced new rules in an effort to keep up with the demands of the coronavirus and its effects on society. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Offers Guidance on Remote Exams; Firm Drops Legal Threat but Says Changes Needed | 03/31/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1533 | 4 | Popular with Legal | 54 min read | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation over the weekend said it may be beneficial for parties to allow telehealth for medical-legal evaluations during the COVID-19 outbreak when an in-person physical examination is not necessary. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Adopts Codes for COVID-19 | 03/31/2020 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 819 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 46 min read | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted cause-of-injury and nature-of-injury codes for COVID-19 claims reporting. The Workers’ Compensation Information System was modified to accept the new cause-of-injury code “83” for pandemics and new nature-of-...Read More | |||
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Virus Downtime May Be a Chance for Employers to Upgrade to Safer Equipment | 03/31/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 182 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| With employers across the country facing unprecedented downtime, ergonomic experts suggest that this may be an opportunity to consider retooling workplaces with equipment that can reduce injuries and comp claims. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for 2nd Injury | 03/31/2020 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 101 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 234 min read | |||
| A divided Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that an autoworker was not entitled to benefits for the second of his two alleged back injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Create Conclusive Presumption for COVID-19 | 03/31/2020 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 246 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 68 min read | |||
| Alaska lawmakers over the weekend passed a bill that would create a conclusive presumption that COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, is an occupational disease for first responders and health care providers. ...Read More | |||
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Settlement of Prior Claim Reduces Award for Later Injury | 03/31/2020 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 98 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 50 min read | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a decision in which settlement of a prior claim was used to reduce a worker’s award for a later injury. ...Read More | |||
