As an employer, you have an obligation to provide certain forms of support and protection for your workers. Their employment status determines which obligations your company has. Workers' compensation coverage helps ensure that your employees won't lose their home or...
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Month: September 2022
Section 32 Waiver Agreements / Release of Liability
Text of 09/30/2022 WCB Bulletin
Changes to Schedule Loss of Use (SLU) / EC-81.7 Process
Text of 09/30/2022 WCB Bulletin
When is Payment Required Pending Administrative Review?
When a claim for benefits is controverted in whole or in part and the matter is not resolved through the Board’s Conciliation Process, the Workers' Compensation Board schedules a hearing. Then a Workers' Compensation Law Judge will issue a Decision. Following the...
Updated Procedures for Video Evidence
Pursuant to Subject No. 046-237R, and beginning in October 2022, the Board will only accept video evidence on a USB flash drive. DVD discs will no longer be accepted. Video evidence must also be formatted to play in either: (1) Windows Media Player (WMV) or (2) VLC...
Can someone with an open workers’ comp claim be fired?
You know work injuries happen, and you expect your employees to file a workers’ compensation claim when they get hurt on the job. However, some employees act like a workers’ comp claim is the equivalent to some kind of special immunity: They seem to think that you...
What is workplace horseplay?
The majority of individuals head to work each day to provide for their families. They expect to arrive safely and return in the same condition. Unfortunately, there are over 1 million workplace accidents every year in the USA, with some resulting in severe injuries....