Workers' Compensation News
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Self-Insurers' Security Fund Approves $6.5 Billion for 2020-21 Alternative Program | 07/08/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 397 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 58 min read | |||
| The board of trustees for the California Self-Insurers' Security Fund has approved the 2020-21 Alternative Secur...Read More | |||
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Workers' Comp Data: 7 of 10 COVID Claims in State Approved​ | 07/08/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 305 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read | |||
| About 71% of Oregon’s workers’ compensation claims for exposure to COVID-19 have been approved, according to numbers provided by the state Workers’ Compensation Division and Northwest Workers’ Justice Project. ...Read More | |||
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NYCIRB Report Suggests COVID Claims Could Be Fewer Than Once Feared | 07/08/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 417 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 74 min read | |||
| COVID-19 workers' compensation cases through mid-June could result in hundreds of claims that will cost New York insurers more than $75 million in hospitalization expenses, according to research from the state's rating board. ...Read More | |||
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Deputy Sheriff Denied Benefits for PTSD Allegedly Caused by Internal Investigation | 07/08/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 116 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a deputy sheriff’s claim for benefits for an alleged psychological injury from the stress of being subjected to an internal affairs investigation. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Proposes Rules to Adopt COVID-19 Procedure Codes | 07/08/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 137 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 42 min read | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division proposed temporary regulations to allow the use of new COVID-19 procedure codes while it goes through the formal process of adopting the codes through permanent rules. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Proceed With Labor Law, Negligence Claims for Slip on Ice | 07/08/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 166 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker could proceed with his Labor Law and negligence claims based on his slip and fall on ice at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Registration Open for Annual Governor's Conference | 07/08/2020 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 103 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 194 min read | |||
| The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is hosting its annual Governor’s Conference in a virtual setting Sept. 29 to Oct. 2. The work...Read More | |||
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Mom Cannot Proceed With Tort Suit for Death of 14-Year-Old Son at Farm | 07/08/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 146 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 33 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a mother’s tort claim for the death of her 14-year-old son who was illegally employed at a farm. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds VSSR Award, Clarifies Who Qualifies as Machine 'Operator' | 07/08/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 107 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of enhanced benefits to a worker who was injured by his employer’s violation of a specific safety requirement. ...Read More | |||
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Hopke Confirmed as Latest Comp Judge | 07/08/2020 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 255 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| The New Jersey Senate confirmed claimants' attorney Fred Hopke as a workers' compensation judge, his firm announced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
