Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB's Actuarial Committee Meeting Tuesday | 07/30/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 213 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 126 min read | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Actuarial Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday via webinar. According ...Read More | |||
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Restitution Order in Premium Fraud Scheme Clears $1 Million | 07/30/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 751 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 154 min read | |||
| The owner of a Northern California paving company was ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution to two carriers after pleading no contest to six felonies for premium fraud and payroll tax fraud, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
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COVID Claim Denials in Some States Now Much Higher Than for Other Injuries | 07/30/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 826 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 100 min read | |||
| Regulators from around the country Wednesday congratulated employers on managing COVID-19 claims without the need for litigation while court and comp systems have been slowed by the pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Can't Charge Premiums Based on Wages Paid to Workers Covered by Jones Act | 07/30/2020 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 139 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 58 min read | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an Iowa employer did not breach its contractual obligations to its workers’ compensation carrier by refusing to pay premiums that included the wages paid to its seamen. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Extends Premium Assistance Program | 07/30/2020 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 174 | 0 | Popular with Other | 5 min read | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries is again extending its premium assistance program for employers that are struggling to pay their workers’ compensation premiums during the COVID-19 outbreak. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Fails to Establish Conditions as Occupational Disease | 07/30/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 144 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 9 min read | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a truck driver’s occupational disease claim for lumbar arthritis and degenerative disk disease. ...Read More | |||
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Court Voids Public Works Insurance Policies | 07/30/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 131 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 847 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled the insurance policies that a public works contractor secured were void to the extent that they provided indemnity for damages caused by the negligence of a parish. ...Read More | |||
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State Fraud Investigators Using More Online Tools to Check for Compliance | 07/30/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 211 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 15 min read | |||
| While field investigations have ground to a halt, some state workers' compensation agencies are now using internet tools to examine coverage compliance by employers, regulators said Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Hearing Set for PBM Rules to Stop Spread Pricing, Rebates | 07/30/2020 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 203 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 94 min read | |||
| The Maine Superintendent of Insurance will hold a public hearing Aug. 20 on proposed rules that would prohibit pharmacy benefits managers from engaging in spread pricing or from accepting rebates from pharmaceutical companies. ...Read More | |||
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Largest Q2 OSHA Fines Are on Construction Firms for Falls, Trench Violations | 07/30/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 220 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read | |||
| The largest fines by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for the second quarter of 2020 totaled a little more than $1 million and were levied against roofing and trenching contractors. One of the violators has had dozens of workers' compensation claims filed against it...Read More | |||
