Workers' Compensation News
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Health Facilities, Beef Processor Fined for COVID Violations | 09/15/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 216 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 284 min read | |||
| Federal workplace safety inspectors fined two health facilities and one beef processor for allegedly failing to protect workers from COVID-19. The...Read More | |||
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Comp Agency Reopens; Another Stays Closed as COVID Rules Are Updated | 09/15/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 141 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read | |||
| One state's compensation agency will soon reopen, another will remain closed and a third has adopted new procedures to deal with the continuing effects of the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Board Says COVID Claims Delayed Due to Lack of Medical Records | 09/15/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 167 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 70 min read | |||
| COVID-19 claims processing has been delayed because of a lack of medical documentation, and New York State Workers' Compensation Board is asking for some assistance, its chairwoman said in an open letter to insurers. ...Read More | |||
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Training Classes to Cover New SIU Rules | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 845 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 88 min read | |||
| The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud announced that three virtual training sessions will be held this month covering new special investigative unit rules that take effect Oct. 1 in California. ...Read More | |||
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'Mega Claims' Up, but Insurers Apparently Getting Better at Early Identification | 09/14/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 825 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 57 min read | |||
| The number of workers’ compensation claims that pay out at least $3 million has risen, but the insurance industry appears to be getting better at identifying claims before they grow out of control, according to a group of actuaries that published a study on so-called "mega claims"...Read More | |||
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MLAC Subcommittee Meeting to Discuss COVID Compensability | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 120 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 75 min read | |||
| A subgroup from Oregon’s workers’ compensation advisory panel will discuss a potential rule that would require a “reasonable investigation” before carriers or self-insured employers could deny claims for COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Contractor Racks Up $234,360 in Penalties for Safety Violations | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 148 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 61 min read | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said a construction company with a history of safety violations is facing $234,360 in penalties for problems at two Seattle job sites that exposed workers to potential injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Hit With Fees for Failure to Timely File Notice of Compensation Payable | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 144 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 118 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court ruled that a worker is entitled to an award of attorney fees from his employer due to its delay in filing a notice of compensation payable. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can Terminate Benefits to Worker Who Stopped Treatment | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 155 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 124 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ordered publication of its decision allowing an employer to terminate a worker’s benefits because she stopped treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Penalty Reinstated on SAIF for Closing Claim | 09/14/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 215 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 34 min read | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals reinstated a penalty against the SAIF Corp. for failing to obtain clarification about the extent of a housekeeper’s impairment prior to closing her claim. ...Read More | |||
