Workers' Compensation News
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Jury Awards AL Woman $1M for WC Discrimination
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03/18/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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Discrimination claims in Alabama are not the purview of workers' compensation courts and are outside of the workers' compensation system, subjecting employers to large jury awards when a claim is successful, like the Jefferson County jury that just awarded one million dollars on just such a claim....Read More
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Johnson to Replace Retiring Ashcraft at CA SIP
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03/13/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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Mark Ashcraft, manager of California's Office of Self-Insurance Plans, plans a retirement date of July 1, 2003.Ashcraft will be succeeded by Mark Johnson, formerly in charge of the Division of Workers' Compensation's audit unit. Johnson is familiar with the job, having worked in the SIP offi...Read More
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Jim Weeks Asked to Return to AZ SCF Board
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03/12/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has asked former SCF of Arizona board member Jim Weeks to return as its chair, replacing Bruce Thoeny, who resigned earlier this year after serving 10 yearsWeeks first served on the SCF Board from 1990-92, after receiving an appointment by former Governor Rose M...Read More
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Jury Awards $370K to Man Fired for Comp Claim
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02/10/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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Associated Press reports that a Logan County, KY, forklift operator received a $370,000 verdict from a federal jury on a claim that he was wrongfully terminated after filing a work comp claim.Gregory N. Bullard sustained a neck injury in August 1999. He had been working at Logan Aluminum for...Read More
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Jeb Bush to FL Business: Comp a Top Priority
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02/07/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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Associated Press reports that Florida Gov. Jeb Bush addressed members of the Florida Chamber of Commerce that the state's workers' compensation crisis will be resolved this legislative session.Bush told the group that work comp reform is a top priority for his administration and that he beli...Read More
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Jeff Wells Appointed Exec Director CO DLE
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01/30/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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Governor Bill Owens appointed Jeffrey M. Wells to the office of Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and
Employment. Wells assumed the office on January 14 when the Governor was sworn in for his second term.
Prior to this appointment, Wells served as Deputy Executive Dire...Read More
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James Tudor Promoted to Exec VP SCIF
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01/23/2003
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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State Compensation Insurance Fund - California's largest workers' compensation insurance carrier - last week announced the promotion of James C. Tudor to Executive Vice President. Tudor succeeds Dianne C. Oki, who on January 1 assumed the presidency of State Fund which insures approximately half of ...Read More
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Jill Dulich to Chair CHSWC for 2003
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12/17/2002
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation (CHSWC) announced yesterday the unanimous election of Jill A. Dulich as Chair of the Commission for 2003. Ms. Dulich, appointed by the Governor to represent employers, is Regional Director responsible for management of...Read More
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Japanese Cos in SoCal Concerned with Comp
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12/09/2002
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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Japanese companies in Southern California provided employment for 106,000 and the total payroll reached $7.33 billion for fiscal 2001 according to the results of a recent survey. The survey also reports that nearly two-thirds of Japanese companies have a positive assessment of their business perform...Read More
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James McGee Named Sr. VP at Sedgwick
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12/05/2002
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State: Natl. | Segment: Top | 0
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Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (Sedgwick CMS) announced yesterday that James A. McGee has joined the company as senior vice president, deputy director of national operations. McGee brings to his new position nearly thirty years of management and marketing experience in the claims industry...Read More
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