Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Group Says DWC in 'Alternate Reality' on Number of People Without Comp | 12/11/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Recent reports from the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation vastly underestimate the number of workers who have no benefits coverage and no protection in case of workplace injury, a worker advocacy group said this week. ...Read More | |||
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WCD to Remove SSN Field From Injury and Illness Reports | 12/11/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Wednesday announced a new rule that eliminates a field for including workers' Social Security numbers on the form used to report work-related injuries or illnesses. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can't Proceed With Civil Suit for Car Accident While Comp Case Is Pending | 12/11/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker’s suit seeking damages for his injuries from a car accident could not proceed until his workers’ compensation claim based on the same accident is resolved. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB: Use of Medical Services Rebounded in 3rd Quarter; Bigger COVID-19 Numbers Loom | 12/09/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Use of medical services increased in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the early days of the pandemic, but utilization is still lower than it was in previous years, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Bitten by Colleague's Dog Can't Seek Civil Remedy | 12/08/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act barred a worker’s civil suit against her colleague seeking damages from being bitten by a dog. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Issues Notice of Coverage Requirement for Drivers Who Lease Trucks | 12/08/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Truck drivers who are provided vehicles by their employers and are restricted in how they can use them might not qualify for an exemption and may need to be covered by a workers’ compensation policy, Oregon regulators announced Monday. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Committee to Talk Pure Premium Rate Filing at Wednesday Meeting | 12/07/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Governing Committee is scheduled to discuss the Jan. 1, 2021, pure premium rate filing at its next meeting Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured by Falling Slab Prevails on Labor Law Claim | 12/07/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker injured by a falling stone slab should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Suffered Electric Shock Gets Summary Judgment | 12/07/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a scaffold after he suffered an electrical shock. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Reforms Made Medical Payments Typical of Other States | 12/04/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s medical payments for 2016 claims with experience through 2019 were typical of other states as a result of a series of legislative reforms, the Workers Compensation Research Institute reported. ...Read More | |||
