Workers' Compensation News
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Pinnacol Urges Vigilance for Vehicle Safety | 05/31/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance urged the state’s employers to be proactive in reviewing and enhancing their vehicle safety protocols, saying heavily traveled roads during summer months increase the risk of accidents. ...Read More | |||
| Public School Employer Has Immunity from Civil Liability for Retaliatory Discharge Claim | 05/29/2024 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a public school district was immune from civil liability to a former employee on her retaliatory discharge claim. ...Read More | |||
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Performer Injured During Jousting Match Not Subject to Comp Coverage | 05/15/2024 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker injured while participating in a jousting demonstration was exempt from coverage under the state Workers’ Compensation Act as a “performer.” ...Read More | |||
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Pair Accused of Cashing Dead Woman's Comp Checks | 04/18/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Prosecutors in southeastern New York announced that two people were arrested and charged with grand larceny and insurance fraud for allegedly cashing workers’ compensation checks sent to one of the suspect’s dead mother. ...Read More | |||
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P&T Committee Meets April 17 | 04/08/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The committee that advises the California Division of Workers’ Compensation on updates to its prescription drug formulary is meeting April 17. ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Board Elects Akasha Absher as Chair | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance announced that its board of directors elected Akasha Absher as its chairwoman. ...Read More | |||
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PTSD Study Meetings Set for Late April | 03/29/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is hosting two informational meetings about the PTSD study on its scope and status. The pre...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Highlights Performance Rating | 03/22/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado's largest workers' compensation carrier, said new data from the Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation shows that the company is again the top-performing comp insurer in the state, based on injured workers' satisfaction ratings. ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Issues $15 Million Dividend | 03/21/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance on Wednesday issued a $15 million dividend to policyholders. Businesses that had a policy with an expiration dat...Read More | |||
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Policy Exclusion Allows Carrier to Avoid Liability for Worker's Accident at Logging Site | 03/13/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier’s policy exclusion for injuries subject to the Workers’ Compensation Act allowed it to avoid liability for a logging employee’s accident. ...Read More | |||
