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COVID-19 workers’ comp claims in California fell to a 16-month low in June, but the system has struggled with delayed reporting of COVID-related claims since the end of 2020, according…
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The Illinois Appellate Court overturned an award of costs and fees to business groups for their efforts to prohibit the Workers’ Compensation Commission from enforcing benefits to first responders and frontline…
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it is accepting applications for a qualified medical evaluator examination that will be held from Oct. 16-23.
The DWC said it will offer…
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A New York appellate court threw out a worker’s malpractice suit against his former attorney, finding the lawyer’s alleged failure to conduct adequate discovery had not been responsible for the denial…
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A New York appellate court ruled that the attorneys for an injured worker who belatedly filed a notice of claim due to a misunderstanding about where the accident had occurred…
by | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic will be treated as a catastrophic event in workers’ compensation loss cost and rate filings, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
Boca Raton, Florida-based NCCI announced…