Workers' Compensation News
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Maximum Monthly Benefit Increases by 2.9% | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 116 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 9 min read | |||
| The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations announced that the maximum monthly benefit for workers injured on or after July 1 increased by 2.9%. As ...Read More | |||
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June, July Cases to Be Set for August Docket | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 92 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 9 min read | |||
| Cases that were postponed from June because of the pandemic will now be set for August to help avoid a backlog, the North Carolina Industrial Commission said in a bulletin. ...Read More | |||
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State, Federal Comp Programs Post New Fee Schedules | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 149 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 38 min read | |||
| The federal workers' compensation program and the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission have posted new medical fee schedules. ...Read More | |||
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Miami's Largest Hospital Again Cancels Elective Surgery as Virus Spreads | 07/06/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 676 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 2 min read | |||
| Starting Monday, Miami's largest hospital will once again stop providing elective surgeries, a move that could mean further delays for injured workers who need operations. ...Read More | |||
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Despite Some Gains, Comments Show QME Community Not Satisfied With Latest MLFS Proposal | 07/02/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 815 | 5 | Popular with Legal | 146 min read | |||
| In its latest Medical-Legal Fee Schedule offering, the Division of Workers’ Compensation has upped the proposed payment for med-legal exams and proposed payment for no-shows and canceled appointments, two elements requested by California’s qualified medical evaluators and like-minded ...Read More | |||
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Report: Comp Carriers Issue $82.7M in Premium Refunds Due to COVID-19 | 07/02/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 748 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 416 min read | |||
| Workers’ compensation carriers returned at least $82.7 million in aggregate premium refunds to California businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis by actuarial consulting firm ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB to Deliver State of System Report July 14 | 07/02/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 247 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 90 min read | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will release its seventh annual state of the system report and host a free webinar discussion of the latest trends in the state's comp system on July 14. ...Read More | |||
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DeSantis Vetoes Comp Judges' Pay Raise, Citing COVID Drain on State Budget | 07/02/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 401 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 57 min read | |||
| The coronavirus seems to have claimed another victim. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week vetoed a long-sought pay raise for judges of compe...Read More | |||
| Maximum Benefit Increases to $920 | 07/02/2020 | ||
| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 184 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 6 min read | |||
| The maximum weekly workers’ compensation benefit in Alabama increased 3.1% Wednesday to $920 from $892. At the same time, the Department of Labor announced that the minimum benefit will increase to $253 from $245. Alabama law mandates that minimum compensation be 27.5% of th...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Worker for Mold Exposure Claim | 07/02/2020 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 190 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 56 min read | |||
| The Hawaii Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a grocery store worker on his claim of injury from workplace exposure to mold. Case:...Read More | |||
