Adjusters, beware: Compensation judges and appeals court decisions have made it clear that some claims require an extra level of investigation, communication with the employer and
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As more states debate enacting presumptions for first responders and other essential employees in the era of COVID-19, doctors and other workers’ compensation stakeholders continue
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In 1958, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a series of articles that would evolve into the association's 700-page Guides to the Evaluation
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If an employee falls at home and no one’s around to see it, is the injury compensable?
Jordan S. Ensley
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Changes wrought by the pandemic, from presumption laws to restrictions on policy cancellations, will affect the workers' compensation industry for some time, industry leaders said
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A New York appellate court refuses to reconsider what insurers call an “astonishing” reversal of precedent, a ruling that moves a family one step closer to collecting the
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First responders' attorneys are warning that a Florida sheriff's ban on face masks will lead to more COVID-19 sickness and more workers' compensation claims.
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Governing Committee on Wednesday approved a staff recommendation to increase the average pure premium rate by 2.6% in 2021,
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Just as some stakeholders had predicted, Florida saw a sharp increase in COVID-19 workers' compensation claims for June as the number of virus infections ballooned across
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One day after the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said the cost of COVID-19 claims alone could necessitate a 4% increase in the 2021 advisory
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