Workers' Compensation News
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Bills Propose COVID-19 Presumption, Benefit Increase
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01/13/2021
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 114 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 64 min read
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An Alaska lawmaker introduced legislation that would resurrect a presumption that COVID-19 is an occupational disease for some workers, and increase death benefits and benefits for permanent partial impairment.
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Former BLS Commissioner Discussing Economic Impact of COVID-19 at WCRI Conference
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01/13/2021
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 157 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 65 min read
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The Workers Compensation Research Institute announced that Katharine Abraham, a former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner and member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, will deliver the opening keynote at the 37th annual WCRI Issues & Research Conference in March.
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IAIABC Publishes EDI Claims Release 3.1.4
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01/13/2021
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 115 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 64 min read
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The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions published the 2021 edition of its Electronic Data Interchange that includes 15 Issue Resolution Requests, or IRRs, approved last year.
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Tile Worker Can't Establish Claim for Slip From Tub
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01/13/2021
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 168 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 7 min read
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A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims based on his fall from the rim of a bathtub while installing tile.
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DWC Working to Allow COVID as Occupational Disease
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01/13/2021
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 125 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 82 min read
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The Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims is working to fix its online system so that COVID-19 cases can be filed as occupational disease claims, the department said in a memo.
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Board Moves Formulary Refill, Guidelines Deadline to Spring
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01/13/2021
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 143 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 11 min read
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The New York Workers' Compensation Board is reminding stakeholders that it has again postponed the deadline for compliance with parts of its drug formulary, medical treatment guidelines and fee schedules for durable medical equipment.
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DWC P&T Committee to Discuss COVID-19 Vaccine, MTUS Changes
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01/12/2021
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 356 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 58 min read
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The Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee is scheduled to discuss COVID-19 vaccines and changes to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule during its next meeting Jan. 20, according to an ...Read More
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AmTrust and Bold Penguin Expand Small Business Insurance Partnership
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01/12/2021
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 261 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 32 min read
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Insurance technology provider Bold Penguin announced that AmTrust joined the list of carriers on its platform offering an embedded, fully digital quoting experience in workers' compensation coverage for small businesses.
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