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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Beware the 'Keyboard Cowboys' and Threat of Sanctions, Attorneys Say

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Florida
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  1 share

Blame it on COVID-19, along with the increasingly impersonal nature of workers' compensation law practice in Florida.

Florida judges and lawyers say they've sensed a

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

At-Home Workers Need More Ergonomics Training, Risk Management Firm Says

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  2 shares

With more employees working from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies should create and enforce ergonomically safe policies if they want to ensure workers

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Monday, August 24, 2020

Legislature Has One Week to Decide Fate of Competing COVID Presumption Bills

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  5 shares

As the California Legislature enters the final week of the 2020 session, it remains unclear what lawmakers plan to do with competing proposals to presume COVID-19

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Monday, August 24, 2020

Governor Orders Budget Cuts to Fee-Funded DWC and Comp Judges' Office

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Florida
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  0 shares

Florida's workers' compensation regulators and judges have begun adjusting to the governor's request for a significant budget cut, one that will likely leave some vacant

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Friday, August 21, 2020

Fear the Drop in Premium, Not the Cost of COVID Claims, Paduda and Priven Say

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  2 shares

The sky is not falling as a result of COVID-19 claims, which are turning out to be less expensive than once feared, and insurers should be

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Friday, August 21, 2020

Newsom's Order Creating COVID Presumption Was Unconstitutional, Defense Firm Alleges

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  8 shares

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order creating a COVID-19 presumption was unconstitutional because he doesn’t have the authority to create workers’ compensation laws or change

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Decisions Show That Adjusters Need to Fully Investigate Claims to Avoid Attorney Fees

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • State: Florida
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  5 shares

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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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Future of WC Presumptions Tied to Learning How and Why Workers Get Sick, Panelists Say

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  2 shares

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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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

New Approach to AMA Guides Could Mean Annual Updates, Stakeholder-Led Changes

  • by William Rabb (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  0 shares

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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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Defense Attorneys Talk Work-From-Home Injuries, Other Topics at WCI Conference

  • by Mark Powell (Reporter)
  • National
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
  • -  1 share

If an employee falls at home and no one’s around to see it, is the injury compensable?

Jordan S. Ensley
(law-lsl.com photo)

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