
Two months into the worst of the COVID pandemic, states are continuing to adjust, with some moving to reopen claims hearings; another posting new billing fees for
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The U.S. Senate has approved a measure that would create a presumption that COVID-19 illness is work-related for first responders who are disabled or die
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The AFL-CIO on Monday filed a petition for a writ of mandamus asking the federal Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia to order the Occupational
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SUNZ Holdings announced that Rick Leonard, former director of sales and executive vice president, was named the company’s president.
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration posted safety tips to protect taxi drivers, pharmacy workers and people working in nursing homes and long-term care
… Read more »Lockton Re, the reinsurance division of broker Lockton, announced that Keith Thurman joined its Atlanta office to lead the buildout of its workers’ compensation practice
… Read more »A handful of U.S. Senators on Wednesday proposed a federal fund that would pay for medical treatment and other costs incurred by specified workers diagnosed
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While one East Coast state's compensation commission is taking steps to resume in-person hearings, another has postponed them again.
In Maryland, the Workers' Compensation Commission
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The Workers' Compensation Institute's annual conference, one of the largest comp conventions in the country, has been canceled except for a session on cybersecurity, the
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Ken Martino, president of MedRisk, will serve as the 2020-2021 president of Kids’ Chance of America, a nonprofit representing a collection of state-level organizations that
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