COVID Florida Filing Update August

• 08/13/20
• Judge David Langham

The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation is continuing to provide data regarding the filing of COVID-19 related notices of injury. There have been two previous reports that have been the subject of ...
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Claim counts, COVID, and (premature) conclusions

• 08/13/20
• Joe Paduda

We know a LOT about how COVID and the COVID economy are affecting workers’ comp – and that’s what Mark Priven and I will dive into next week as we discuss “Pandemic, Premiums and ...
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Capital Cities

• 08/13/20
• The Way

LEAD STORY President Donald Trump signed four executive orders (EO) to extend federal enhanced unemployment benefits and potential limitations on housing evictions. The executive action comes ...
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Come Hear Uncle John's Band (Don't Forget The Earplugs)

• 08/13/20
• Greg LaRochelle

It’s another sold-out show for this headlining band known for their long, improvisational jam sessions. Filling arenas every night during their recent U.S. tour, Uncle John and his bandmates have been ...
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Restaurants & COVID-19

• 08/12/20
• PolicyWire by AmTrust

How the Restaurant Industry is Working to Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic Restaurants have been one of the hardest-hit industries during the coronavirus pandemic. While we are still in the first wave of ...
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Virus Sequencing Useful to Establish Causal Relationship

• 08/12/20
• Jon L. Gelman

A recently reported technique maybe prove extremely helpful to establish causal relationship in workers’ compensation cases. Whether a healthcare worker’s severe acute respiratory syndrome ...
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OIRA Releases Updated Information on Section 111 CMPs

• 08/12/20
• Mark Popolizio

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has released an updated notice regarding the status of CMS’s Section 111 civil money penalties (CMPs) proposals. As many will recall, ...
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California Workers Comp Contractor Vote -- Prop 22 on Ballot

• 08/12/20
• James Moore

Uber or Lyft Driver – California Workers Comp Contractor vs Employee – Prop 22  One of the most heated online and in-person (before COVID-19) debates that I had witnessed in California ...
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Desensitized to Death

• 08/11/20
• Judge David Langham

Recently, I posed some questions about a "return to normal" after COVID-10, see Changes in the Marketplace. There are potentials for the world around us, situations, to affect us emotionally and ...
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