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Monday, June 22, 2020

Court Upholds Injured Worker's $1 Million Award of Attorney Fees, Costs

  • State: California
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A California appellate court upheld an injured worker’s million-dollar award of attorney fees and costs for prevailing in his disability discrimination suit against his employer.

Case: Abarca

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Monday, June 22, 2020

Bradford & Barthel Names Farai Alves as Chief Diversity Officer

  • State: California
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California workers’ compensation defense firm Bradford & Barthel LLP announced that Farai Alves, managing partner and conflict resolution strategist at its Oakland office, became the firm’s

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Friday, June 19, 2020

Lara Appoints Two to CIGA Board

  • State: California
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Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed Amy Juknelis and Peter Guastamachio to the California Insurance Guarantee Association’s board of governors.

Amy Juknelis

Juknelis

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Friday, June 19, 2020

Presumption Revamp on Agenda for Special Session

  • State: Utah
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Utah’s less than 2-month-old COVID-19 presumption for first responders would be tweaked under a bill introduced for the fifth special legislative session that started Thursday.

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Thursday, June 18, 2020

Commissioner Approves Regulatory Filing

  • State: California
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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved regulatory changes proposed by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau to account for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commissioner

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Thursday, June 18, 2020

WCB to Discuss Attorney Fee Rules During Tuesday Meeting

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board will discuss issues relating to attorney fees during a meeting Tuesday.

WCB members will review a proposal that would require

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Thursday, June 18, 2020

Carriers Encouraged to Be Flexible Regarding COVID Issues

  • State: Nevada
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The Nevada Division of Insurance is asking workers’ compensation carriers to work with businesses and ensure that coverage costs are commensurate with actual exposure during

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Racing Horse Owners Will Pay More Per Start to Cover WC Insurance Gap

  • State: California
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A workers’ compensation insurance carrier that covers California jockeys and other horse racing employees is increasing its per-start fee to ensure coverage at the state’s thoroughbred

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

San Francisco Top Cop Sues DoorDash Over Misclassification

  • State: California
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San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Tuesday announced a lawsuit against DoorDash alleging the company has classified delivery workers as contractors when California law

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Written Premium Falls 7%; SCIF Returns as Largest Carrier

  • State: California
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Direct written premium fell 7% to a five-year low of $11.42 billion in 2019, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported in a bulletin published Tuesday.

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