Workers' Compensation News
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Medical Marijuana Law to Have Little Impact for Many Employers
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08/07/2013
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State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterThe medical marijuana law signed by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Aug. 1 will have a relatively small impact on the daily operations of employers, despite some new protections for medical users, em...Read More
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MSHA Reports 1 Less Fatality through June 30
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08/06/2013
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Mining Safety and Health Administration reported that 18 miners died between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2013. That is one less mining death than was reported during the first half of 2012.U.S. Assistant Labor Secretary Joseph Main said in a press release that nine miners died in coal-m...Read More
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Meadowbrook to Borrow State National's A-Rated Paper
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08/06/2013
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Meadowbrook Insurance Group said it has entered into an agreement to use the A-rated policy issuance authority of State National Insurance Co. to support a portion of its business.The move comes after A.M. Best downgraded Meadowbrook’s financial strength rating to B++ (Good), from ...Read More
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Meadowbrook Reports $4.4M Second-Quarter Net Loss
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08/01/2013
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Meadowbrook Insurance Group reported a net loss of $4.4 million in the second quarter, compared to a $372,000 net income in the same period last year.Meadowbrook posted a combined ratio of 116% for the quarter. Excluding the impact of quota share surplus relief treaty, the combined ratio...Read More
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Mt. Holly Comp Court Reopens
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08/01/2013
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Mt. Holly, N.J., Workers' Compensation Court reopened on Wednesday after flooding closed the court offices more than a week ago.The state Division of Workers' Compensation announced on July 23 that hearings scheduled before Supervising Judge Joshua Freidman and Presiding Judg...Read More
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Madigan Sues ExxonMobil for Refinery's Hydrogen Sulfide Release
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07/29/2013
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a complaint against ExxonMobil Oil Corp. for alleged air pollution violations after a March 1 hydrogen sulfide leak allegedly endangered employees and local residents.Madigan and Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow filed a compl...Read More
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Medicare Experts: Reimbursement Dispute May Affect Comp Carriers
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07/26/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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Medicare experts say that comp carriers should keep an eye on a group of federal lawsuits filed by Humana Inc. and one of its subsidiaries during the course of the past week in four Midwest venues.The suits seek to enforce Humana's alleged right to reimbursement as a secondary p...Read More
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MLAC Turns Focus to Impairment Ratings
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07/26/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee will meet in August to review past minutes and recommendations from an impairment subcommittee that last met in 2011.The Subcommittee on Impairment Rating was formed in October 2010 to determine if there is a time-sensitive problem with ...Read More
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McCrory Signs Comp Rules Bill
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07/25/2013
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has signed legislation that scraps 36 rules adopted last year by the state Industrial Commission and requires the panel to set up a new system for resolving disputes about medical treatment.McCrory signed Senate Bill 174 into law on July 18. The legislatio...Read More
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Marshal Not Entitled to Reinstatement after Recovering from Injury
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07/25/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: CT | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A judicial marshal who was temporarily disabled by a knee injury and laid off when his disability could not be accommodated was not entitled to reinstatement once he regained the ability to perform all of the duties of his former job, a Connecticut appellate court ruled....Read More
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