Connecticut WCC will begin to hold in-person Formal and CRB hearings effective August 1, 2020.

The Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission has announced that they will start to hold in-person Formal and Appellate hearings on August 1, 2020 .

The Connecticut WCC will begin allowing a limited number of in-person Formal and CRB hearings beginning on August 1, 2020.

All Formal hearings and CRB Appellate hearings that can be completed utilizing Microsoft Teams or telephonically will continue to be done as such.

However, if, at a Commissioner's discretion, the respective proceeding cannot be done appropriately through Teams, it will be scheduled to be done in-person.

The WCC is mandating precautions such as face coverings, socially distanced seating and a limited 33% person capacity, and will hold only one in-person formal and appellate hearing per office, per day. The offices will be properly cleaned and sanitized after each proceeding.

The full Memorandum No. 2020-13 may be found here .

MASSACHUSETTS

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

Effective July 1, 2020, the Massachusetts DIA will no longer accept either Forms 105 (Agreement to Extend 180 Day Payment-Without-Prejudice) or Forms 113 (Agreement to Pay Compensation) via US Mail. These forms can only be submitted via email commencing July 1, 2020.

All Forms 105 must be emailed to:

DIA-Form105conciliation@mass.gov

All Forms 113 must be emailed to:

DIA-Form113conciliation@mass.gov

Please include the DIA board number in the upper right corner of these forms before submitting.

Forms 105 or Forms 113 not submitted via email will neither be reviewed nor considered for approval.

A full copy of the alert can be found here .

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