Workers' Compensation News
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Fee Schedule Shows Increase for Most Procedures | 01/05/2021 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 149 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 91 min read | |||
| The Maine Workers' Compensation Board has released its 2021 update to medical fee schedules for professional and outpatient services, showing a modest increase for m...Read More | |||
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Comp-Reforming Lawmaker Running for Governor | 01/05/2021 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 177 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read | |||
| A Virginia state lawmaker known for his efforts to reform the workers' compensation system after he suffered an injury announced that he is running for governor. ...Read More | |||
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Jockeys to See 15% Cut in Premiums for 2021 | 01/05/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 209 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| After several years of increases in workers' compensation costs, horse racing in New York State will see another drop in premiums in 2021. T...Read More | |||
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Employer Advocates Sue Cal/OSHA Over Emergency COVID Regulations | 01/04/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1696 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 45 min read | |||
| Two national business organizations and three small employers are suing the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health over emergency COVID-19 rules that employers argue are too burdensome and could lead to more layoffs. ...Read More | |||
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Education of a Judge: Rosen Reflects on 47 Years in Workers' Comp | 01/04/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 399 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 68 min read | |||
| A workers' compensation judge whose decisions have had a significant impact on Florida case law retired last week after 12 years on the bench. ...Read More | |||
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CNA Financial Transfers Legacy Excess Comp Portfolio to Cavello Bay | 01/04/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 264 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 79 min read | |||
| CNA Financial Corp. announced that its principal operating subsidiary, Continental Casualty Co., entered into an agreement through which Cavello Bay Reinsurance Ltd. will reinsure a legacy portfolio of excess workers' compensation policies. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Wants COVID Presumption for Essential Workers | 01/04/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 877 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 54 min read | |||
| Organized labor will propose legislation during the 2021 legislative session that would create some type of presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for essential workers, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Refinery Operator Has Immunity From Tort Suit by Contractor's Employee | 01/04/2021 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 237 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 40 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a truck driver could not maintain a tort suit against a refinery owner for injuries he sustained while providing transport services pursuant to a contract. ...Read More | |||
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Court Clarifies Analysis for Wrongful Termination Suits, Revives Worker's Action | 01/04/2021 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 156 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 29 min read | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals clarified the analysis for determining whether an injured worker can prove a wrongful termination claim, and it revived a construction laborer’s lawsuit asserting he had been fired because of his pursuit of benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Offshore Fish Farmer Not Protected by Jones Act | 01/04/2021 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 182 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 4 min read | |||
| Maine’s highest court ruled that an offshore aquaculture worker did not qualify as a seaman covered by the Jones Act. Case:...Read More | |||
