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Monday, September 14, 2020

MLAC Subcommittee Meeting to Discuss COVID Compensability

  • State: Oregon
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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

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Monday, September 14, 2020

Contractor Racks Up $234,360 in Penalties for Safety Violations

  • State: Washington
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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

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Monday, September 14, 2020

Penalty Reinstated on SAIF for Closing Claim

  • State: Oregon
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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

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Monday, September 14, 2020

Training Classes to Cover New SIU Rules

  • State: California
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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

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Monday, September 14, 2020

Death Benefits Increasing Oct. 1

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the maximum death benefit will increase 3.7% Oct. 1 to account for the increase in the state’s average

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Friday, September 11, 2020

WCIRB Reports 3.8% Drop in Medical Payments for 2019

  • State: California
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Overall medical payments and payments per claim continued to decline in 2019, with pharmaceuticals experiencing sharp declines in payments, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance

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Friday, September 11, 2020

State Fines Frozen Food Manufacturer, Staffing Firm a Combined $584,000

  • State: California
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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited a frozen food manufacturer and its staffing firm a combined $584,000 for violations that included exposing

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

Rates Dropping 5.6% in 2021

  • State: Oregon
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Oregon employers on average will pay 5.6% less for workers’ compensation coverage in 2021 than they did this year, the Department of Consumer and Business

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

DWC: Lien Trials Resume Monday

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation will resume lien trials Monday.

Lien trials will be limited to one per judge per day to start, and

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Self-Insurance Fund Moots Worker's Claim with Acceptance of Liability, Authorization of Doctor

  • Source: WorkCompCentral
  • State: Montana
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The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a self-insurance fund was able to moot a dispute with a worker by accepting liability for a worker’s

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