Workers' Compensation News
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Police Officer's On-Duty Falls Didn't Entitle Him to Disability Retirement Benefits
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02/25/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A police officer and fire investigator was not entitled to disability retirement benefits for his knee injuries from two on-duty falls, a New York appellate court ruled.
Case: Matter of Scofield v. DiNapoli, No. 519161, 02/11/2015, published
Facts: Glenn Scofield, a police officer...Read More
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Patriot National Reports Unaudited Revenues of $39-$40M in Q4
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02/25/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Patriot National expects to announce revenue of $39-$40 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 as well as net income that will "exceed analysts' expectations."
The professional employer organization, which outsources workers' compensation coverage for businesses, rel...Read More
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Prosecutor's Office Files 34 Criminal Charges against Contractor
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02/24/2015
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Contra Costa District Attorney's Office filed 34 criminal charges against a Northern California contractor charging him with operating without workers' compensation coverage and allegedly having "scammed" 11 families by taking money for projects never completed.
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Police Academy Cadet Gets TTD for Injuries from Training Exercise
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02/24/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a police academy cadet who injured himself boxing in a training exercise.
Case: Strother v. City of Marksville, No, 14-581, 2/11/2015, published.
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Permanent Restriction to part-time Work Didn't Make Worker PTD, Supreme Court Says
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02/23/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A worker subject to a permanent medical restriction of working only on a part-time basis is not totally disabled as a matter of law, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled.
Case: Armstrong v. State, No. S-14-438, 02/20/2015, published.
Facts: Terry J. Armstrong worked as a staff nurse a...Read More
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Private Equity Subsidiary Acquires Upstate P&C Brokerage
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02/23/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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AssuredPartners, a subsidiary of the private equity firm GTCR, has acquired an Albany, New York-area property and casualty insurance brokerage.
The company purchased the Latham-based Amtech Insurance, according to a Wednesday ...Read More
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Pendley Joins Brentwood as Claims Disbursement Specialist
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02/19/2015
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Source: Brentwood Services
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical
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Brentwood, Tennessee-based Brentwood Services Inc. and Brentwood Services Administrators have announced the changing roles of two employees and a new hire.
Lisa Pendley joined Brentwood’s accounting department as a claims disbursement specialist II. Pendley's duties include proc...Read More
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Privatization Could Emerge in End-Game Budget Talks
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02/18/2015
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Washington state could collect about $91.5 million in new tax revenues over five years as a result of allowing private insurance carriers to sell workers' compensation policies in the state, a number that could result in the proposal emerging later this year when lawmakers begin working on th...Read More
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Presumption Removed from Firefighter Benefit Bill
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02/17/2015
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State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A bill that would have created a rebuttable presumption of compensability for Hawaii firefighters who contract certain diseases was amended to eliminate the presumption and instead allow firefighters to collectively bargain for benefits to cover the long-term health effects of exposure to hazardo...Read More
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