Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Worker to Get Reimbursement | 09/18/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 116 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 24 min read | |||
| A unanimous Ohio Supreme Court clarified the standard for determining a worker’s entitlement to reimbursement for medical treatment and upheld an award of reimbursement to an injured housekeeper. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Advisory Committee Seeks Input on Disk Replacement | 09/18/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 104 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 30 min read | |||
| The Oregon Medical Advisory Committee said it will accept testimony on a draft recommendation that two-level cervical artificial disk replacement should be a compensable service for injured workers, during an Oct. 16 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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LASIE Seminar to Cover Basic Principles of Common Injuries | 09/18/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 104 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 40 min read | |||
| The Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers is hosting a medical seminar Monday covering the basic principles of medical injuries commonly seen in workers' compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Gets Award for Chronic Pain Syndrome, Anxiety, Depression | 09/18/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 389 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld an award of benefits to an injured truck driver for his depression, anxiety disorder and chronic pain syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Cites Dental Practice for Failing to Implement Respiratory Protections | 09/18/2020 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 277 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 106 min read | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Georgetown Dental LLC for violating respiratory protection and other standards at the business's Georgetown, Massachusetts, location. ...Read More | |||
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Golden State Stands Out in Considering COVID Costs for New Rate Filing | 09/17/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 623 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 128 min read | |||
| When the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California included COVID-19 related costs in its 2021 pure premium rate filing, the Golden State became the first jurisdiction to formally consider the effects of the virus in future rate planning. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Submits Amended Rate Filing | 09/17/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 219 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 288 min read | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau submitted an amended 2021 pure premium advisory rate recommendation to the California Department of Insurance that would spread projected costs for COVID-19 across six different categories based on risk of exposure. ...Read More | |||
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NCRB Recommends 3.9% Loss Cost Decrease | 09/17/2020 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 101 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 507 min read | |||
| The North Carolina Rate Bureau is recommending a 3.9% average loss cost decrease for the voluntary market and a 4.2% decrease in the ...Read More | |||
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Report: COVID-19 Presumption on Borrowed Time | 09/17/2020 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 152 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 51 min read | |||
| Legislation that would create a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable is expected to die after it was referred to a Virginia Senate fiscal committee Wednesday, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Majority Blocks Additional TTD for Housekeeper With Back Injury | 09/17/2020 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 126 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 17 min read | |||
| A majority of the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a housekeeper is not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits even though she never returned to work following back surgery and the implantation of a spinal cord stimulator. ...Read More | |||
