Florida was in the top five nationally in the rate of COVID-19-related workers’ compensation insurance medical claims filed in the first six months of 2020, a report released by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) said. Florida recorded more than 300 COVID-19-related workers’ compensation medical claims for every 100,000 active claims between January and… Continue reading Florida Among States with Most COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Medical Claims
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California Makes It Easier for Essential Workers to Receive Workers’ Comp for COVID Claims
On Wednesday California Governor Newsom signed an executive that will make it easier for essential workers who contract COVID-19 to obtain workers’ compensations benefits in a win for labor unions that called for the change. The order streamlines workers’ compensation claims and establishes a rebuttable presumption that any essential workers infected with COVID-19 contracted the… Continue reading California Makes It Easier for Essential Workers to Receive Workers’ Comp for COVID Claims