Workers' Compensation News
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Property Owner Not Liable for Accident That Happened on Day Sale of Building Closed | 03/02/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the owner of a property under a contract of sale closing on the day of a worker’s accident was entitled to summary judgment on the worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims. ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Names John O'Donnell Next President, CEO | 02/18/2022 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Colorado workers’ compensation carrier Pinnacol Assurance announced that John O’Donnell will succeed Phil Kalin as president and chief executive officer. ...Read More | |||
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Psychiatrist Sentenced to 120 Days for Falsifying Disability Reports | 02/11/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Federal prosecutors announced that a Northern California psychiatrist was sentenced to 120 days in jail and ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitution after pleading guilty to a scheme to falsify disability reports to allow clients to receive workers’ compensation benefits to which they wer...Read More | |||
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Pie Insurance Appoints Wes Thompson to Board of Directors | 02/11/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pie Insurance announced that Wes Thompson joined the company’s board of directors. ...Read More | |||
| Proposal Aims to Protect Workers Against Heat, Wildfire Smoke | 02/03/2022 | ||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon workplace safety regulators are proposing rules that would strengthen protections for workers against health and safety hazards linked to extreme heat and wildfire smoke, the Department of Consumer and Business Services said in a statement issued Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Patrick Smyth Joins Summit as Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO | 01/25/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Summit Consulting, a provider of workers’ compensation insurance coverage in the southeastern United States, named Patrick Smyth senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer. ...Read More | |||
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Public Safety Officer Gets Benefits Despite Failure to Provide Timely Notice of Injury | 01/21/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a public safety officer despite his failure to provide his employer with timely notice of his injury. ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Hires Jennifer Neppel as CIO | 01/20/2022 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance announced that Jennifer Neppel will join the carrier as its new chief investment officer. ...Read More | |||
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Providers, Employers Oppose Proposal to Allow Recording IMEs | 01/18/2022 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Independent medical examiners on Friday said they don’t want to be recorded while evaluating injured workers, with many citing concerns that the injured workers recording the exams could be harmed by the unauthorized release of the videos. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's Labor Law, Negligence Claims | 01/11/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims for alleged injuries from a fall while installing floor joists. ...Read More | |||
