Workers' Compensation News
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WCB to Review Comments on Attorney Fees | 08/06/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 90 | 0 | Popular with Medical | 76 min read | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board will discuss public testimony on proposed changes to attorney fee rules during an Aug. 18 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Offering OSHA Construction Safety Classes on Web Video Platform | 08/06/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 169 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 373 min read | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has posted dates for construction safety classes in August and September. The 10-hour cl...Read More | |||
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BWC Proposes Rule Changes to Outpatient Formulary, Provider Credentialing | 08/06/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 212 min read | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has proposed several rule changes, from extension of a pilot program on provisional treatment reimbursement to outpatient formulary amendments....Read More | |||
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WCIRB to Rely More on 'Historical Data,' Less on 2020 Stats to Craft New Premium Rate | 08/05/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 328 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 69 min read | |||
| While some people are wishing 2020 would finally end, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is already looking to forget it. ...Read More | |||
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Nearly 15,000 COVID Claims Filed Through June, CWCI Data Shows | 08/05/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 524 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 45 min read | |||
| Nearly 15,000 claims for COVID-19 have been filed through the end of June, according to data included in a new tool launched by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Presumption to Run Through 2024, Under Amended Bill | 08/05/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1181 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 66 min read | |||
| California law would presume COVID-19 is compensable for specified frontline workers and anyone working at a place where at least 5% of their coworkers also tested positive, under the latest amendments to Senate Bill 1159. ...Read More | |||
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Infectious Disease Experts Are Hard to Find and Expensive for COVID Claims | 08/05/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 314 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 26 min read | |||
| Workers who litigate comp claims over COVID-19 infections are finding themselves between a virus and a hard place, experts and attorneys say. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Mother Can't Proceed With Wrongful Death Action Against Employer, Officer | 08/05/2020 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 92 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 35 min read | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals threw out a wrongful death action against an employer and one of its officers, finding insufficient evidence to support a claim that the defendants engaged in conduct that was "tantamount to an intentional tort." ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Inconsistent Accounts of Alleged Accident Warrant Denial of Claim | 08/05/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 119 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s inconsistent accounts of his medical history and alleged accident warranted a denial of his claim for benefits. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Mandates Electronic Submission of Inquiries, Documents | 08/05/2020 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 96 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 40 min read | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Tuesday said it will stop accepting paper or email submissions of documents that could otherwise be filed electronically, starting in September. ...Read More | |||
