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What Should Federal Employers Know about Schedule Awards?
What Should Federal Employers Know about Schedule Awards?

Form Focus When a federal worker experiences an injury on the job and seeks compensation for a schedule award, a Form CA-7 is required, which can be found on Simply Research. Following are a few […]
What is a Supplemental Job Displacement Voucher in California?
What is a Supplemental Job Displacement Voucher in California?

Form Focus In California, injured workers may be eligible to submit a supplemental job displacement non-transferrable $6,000 voucher for education-related retraining or skill enhancement. It can be used for education, counseling or training services. The […]
How Do You Request a Workers’ Compensation Penalty in Minnesota?
How Do You Request a Workers’ Compensation Penalty in Minnesota?

Form Focus Eagan, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When there's a potential compliance lapse in the North Star state, what can an aggrieved party due to ensure that the possibility of punishment is set in play? Minnesota […]
7 Basics from Washington, D.C.
7 Basics from Washington, D.C.

Form Focus Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Simply Research subscribers know that in addition to cases, summaries, regulations, statutes, and all the other compliance info, employers also have to keep up with poster requirements, and Simply […]
Form Focus: Vt. Form 2 – Denial of Workers’ Compensation Benefits by Employer or Carrier
Form Focus: Vt. Form 2 – Denial of Workers’ Compensation Benefits by Employer or Carrier

Montpelier, VT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Vermont, when denying a claim, an employer or carrier must file a Form 2, and notice must be sent to the employee and the Department of Labor. The employer or […]
Form Focus: Calif. 31-7 (Assignment of Qualified Medical Evaluators, Evaluation Procedure)
Form Focus: Calif. 31-7 (Assignment of Qualified Medical Evaluators, Evaluation Procedure)

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In California, when there's a need to change qualified medical examiners, there are rules and a form that must be followed. Basics Once an Agreed Medical Evaluator, an Agreed Panel QME, […]
Form Focus: N.Y. DC-120 (Discharge or Discrimination Complaint)
Form Focus: N.Y. DC-120 (Discharge or Discrimination Complaint)

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It is against the law in New York for an employer to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against an employee because the employee has claimed or attempted to […]
(Federal) Form Focus: Evidence in Support of a Dependency Claim
(Federal) Form Focus: Evidence in Support of a Dependency Claim

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Our Simply Research readers learned about a recent update to the CA-1074, which is how OWCP asks for more information in support of a claim for dependency compensation. Evidence Required in […]