Workers' Compensation News
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Marijuana Testing of Employees Expected to Face Further Restrictions | 08/21/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 460 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 34 min read | |||
| New laws in Nevada and New York City that limit pre-employment drug testing for marijuana have caused some to speculate that further restrictions may follow. ...Read More | |||
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New Law Puts Union Reps on Comp Commission | 08/21/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 112 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law that guarantees labor organizations a seat on the Workers' Compensation Commission appeals board, a move that employers and insurance defense attorneys said will make the commission a more partisan body. ...Read More | |||
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LWCC Announces Mid-Year Dividend of $136 Million | 08/21/2019 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 90 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 73 min read | |||
| The Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corp., or LWCC, this week announced a $136 million midyear dividend for about 20,000 businesses in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Earned Premium, Policyholder Surplus Down in 2018 | 08/21/2019 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 58 | 0 | Popular with Other_other | 3 min read | |||
| The Montana State Fund saw both its policyholder surplus and net earned premium fall last year, according to the carrier’s 2018 annual report, released Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Terminates Contract With ACORD; Next Steps Unclear | 08/21/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 159 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions announced late Tuesday it had officially ended its contract with ACORD, a database-access and software group that had been developing new standards for electronic reporting. ...Read More | |||
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Medical-Only Claim Reimbursement Cap Climbs to $2,200 | 08/21/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 78 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 7 min read | |||
| Oregon employers will be able to pay up to $2,200 for medical costs next year to avoid losses that could negatively affect their experience modifications. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds PTD Award, Apportionment of Liability to Second Injury Fund | 08/21/2019 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 55 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 70 min read | |||
| The Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers’ Appeals Compensation Panel upheld a finding that a worker was permanently and totally disabled by her injuries from an on-the-job fall, and that 15% of the liability could be apportioned to the state’s Second Injury Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Carrier's Challenge to Fee Review Decision | 08/21/2019 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 114 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a provider of durable medical equipment was entitled to payment for an electronic scooter it furnished to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Barb Fuchs Joins CopperPoint as Data Management SVP | 08/21/2019 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 71 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 16 min read | |||
| CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has hired Barb Fuchs as senior vice president of data management. Fuchs will lead CopperPoint’s enterprise d...Read More | |||
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Worker Doesn't Have Viable Claim Against Contractor | 08/21/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 115 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker failed to state a viable claim against an independent contractor for failing to provide him with a safe work environment. ...Read More | |||
