Workers' Compensation News
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Project Safety Coordinator Can't Proceed With Labor Law Claims | 03/30/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a safety coordinator’s Labor Law claims against an architect and general contractor for a construction project. ...Read More | |||
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Psychiatrist to Pay $3M to Resolve False Claim Allegations | 03/29/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania said a psychiatrist and his wife agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations of submitting false bills to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs. ...Read More | |||
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Public Administrator Can't Bring Labor Law Claims for Worker's Death but Can Pursue Contract Claim | 03/25/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court tossed the Labor Law claims filed by a public administrator for a worker’s unwitnessed fall from a ladder, but the court said a breach of contract claim related to the accident could continue. ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Distributes $50 Million Dividend | 03/23/2022 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance announced that it started distributing $50 million to more than 51,000 companies throughout the state Tuesday. P...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Painter's Accident | 03/23/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a homeowner was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from a fall while painting a barn the homeowner used as an art studio. ...Read More | |||
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Plastics Recycler Faces $88K in Fines | 03/18/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration imposed penalties of $88,423 on a Pennsylvania plastics recycling processor for permitting the development of a workplace hazard. ...Read More | |||
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Pharmacy Benefits Manager ProdigyRx Launches | 03/16/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Pharmacy benefits manager ProdigyRx, founded in 2020, announced Tuesday the launch of its business operations. Based in Austin, Texas, ProdigyRx offers...Read More | |||
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PTSD Bill for Police, Firefighters Advances in Senate | 03/15/2022 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill was introduced in the Minnesota state Senate on Monday that would require treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in peace officers, firefighters and state troopers as part of workers' compensation benefit eligibility. ...Read More | |||
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Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements | 03/10/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Federal prosecutors in southern Illinois announced that a postal worker pleaded guilty to making false statements to receive benefits under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Privette Doctrine Doesn't Bar Suit by Subcontractor's Employee | 03/09/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court revived a worker’s civil suit against a general contractor for injuries he sustained while working for a subcontractor on a construction site. ...Read More | |||
