Workers' Compensation News
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Portland Hosting Forest Product Industry Safety Conference | 11/12/2014 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| (Image via OR OSHA) ...Read More | |||
| ProAssurance Points to Acquisition of Eastern to Explain 45.1% Drop in Q3 Net Income | 11/10/2014 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| ProAssurance Corp. posted a 45.1% reduction in net income in the third quarter of 2014, chalking up most of the shrinkage to its acquisition of workers' compensation insurer Eastern Alliance Insurance Group. ProAssurance's net income for the third quarter of 2014 was $34...Read More | |||
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Proponents to Seek Legislation Mandating CURES Use after Ballot Initiative Fails | 11/07/2014 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The fight over whether California doctors should be required to actually use the state's prescription drug-monitoring databases will return to the state Legislature after voters by a 2-to-1 margin rejected Proposition 46. ...Read More | |||
| Police Officer Gets Duty Disability Benefits, but no Accidental Disability Retirement | 11/07/2014 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A police officer's injury from helping a stranded motorist push a disabled vehicle out of a heavily trafficked roadway entitled him to performance of duty retirement benefits, but not accidental disability retirement benefits, a New York appellate court ruled. Case: Hoehn v. New York ...Read More | |||
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Premium Volume Increases as Combined Ratio Declines | 11/06/2014 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Net premium volume for the Indiana workers' compensation market climbed to $830 million in 2013, the highest level in a decade, according to a State Advisory Forum by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. The Indiana Compensation Rating Bureau posted the NCCI analysis on its...Read More | |||
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Palm Beach Police Officer Sues Town for Sought Portion of Accident Settlement | 11/06/2014 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| (Image via Palm Beach Police) A...Read More | |||
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Puerto Rico Governor Signs Law Allowing for Easier Comp Debt Payments | 11/05/2014 | |
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| Source: Littler Mendelson | |||
| State: NA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
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| Perry Appoints TDI's Corna as New Injured Employee Counsel | 11/03/2014 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Texas Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Jessica Corna as the state’s new Injured Employee Public Counsel, the governor’s office announced in a release. Corna is the assistant director of governmental relations at the Texas Department of Insurance and previously served as a workers...Read More | |||
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Poultry Plant Cited for 9 Serious Violations | 10/31/2014 | |
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| Source: OSHA | |||
| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Wayne Farms LLC for exposing workers to dangerous machinery, falls and musculoskeletal disorder hazards, OSHA announced in a release. Wayne Farms, a poultry-processing plant based in Jack, Alabama, was cited for nine seri...Read More | |||
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Parties Request Stay in Drobot Criminal Sentencing | 10/30/2014 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Dec. 12 sentencing hearing for Michael D. Drobot should be delayed until next year to allow him the opportunity to testify against any co-conspirators and enable prosecutors to assess his cooperation in connection with a sentencing recommendation, according to a joint stipulation filed with t...Read More | |||
