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Friday, March 12, 2021

Senate Passes Security Deposit, Claim-Reopening Bill

  • State: Montana
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The Montana Senate passed a bill that would repeal security deposit requirements for carriers and eliminate the requirement to include medical reports with joint petitions

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Friday, March 12, 2021

Actuarial Committee Meets Tuesday

  • State: California
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The Actuarial Committee of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will review the impact of the economic slowdown on pure premium rate indications,

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Friday, March 12, 2021

Former Hollister Firefighter Accused of Double Dipping

  • State: California
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A former Hollister firefighter was arraigned on felony insurance fraud charges for allegedly collecting $94,788 in workers’ compensation benefits while working for another employer, the

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Friday, March 12, 2021

Bill Would Reduce Time to Accept Claim, Increase Medical Liability to $17,000

  • State: California
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California employers would have to make decisions on whether to accept workers’ compensation claims more quickly under a recently amended bill, and injured workers would be

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

CWCI: NSAIDs Account for Third of Drugs Dispensed to Injured Workers

  • State: California
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories now account for more than a third of all drugs dispensed to injured workers in the Golden State, triple the proportion for opioids,

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

Cal/OSHA Fines Employers for COVID-19 Violations

  • State: California
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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has fined four more employers for allegedly failing to protect workers from potential COVID-19 exposures, the Department

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

SAIF Declares $210M Dividend

  • State: Oregon
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Oregon’s SAIF Corp. on Wednesday announced a $210 million dividend for qualified policyholders.

The dividend will be based on premium for policies that expired in

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

Emergency Rules on Remote Med-Legal Evaluations Extended to Oct. 12

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that emergency regulations allowing medical-legal evaluations using telehealth services were extended through Oct. 12.

The rules, which also

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

Injured Worker Can't Get Out of Settlement With State Fund

  • State: Montana
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The Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to relief from his prior settlement of a claim against the Montana State Fund.

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

Hearing Scheduled on Apportionment, Hospital Presumption Bills

  • State: California
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The California Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement on March 22 will hear testimony on proposals that would prohibit apportionment based on characteristics

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