Workers' Compensation News
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Appeals Panel Upholds Compensability of Worker's Aggravated Arthritis | 08/09/2017 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with State agency | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel upheld an award of benefits to a worker for an on-the-job fall that aggravated the pre-existing arthritic condition in her knee. ...Read More | |||
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Acupuncture Extending its Reach in Comp | 08/08/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A years-long effort to include acupuncture as a covered treatment in workers’ comp in Washington state is finally starting to pay off, as the Department of Labor & Industries is launching a pilot program of acupuncture to treat low back pain. ...Read More | |||
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Alleghany Corp. Profit Up in Q2, Along With PacificComp Net Premiums | 08/07/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alleghany Corp. has reported second quarter net income of $102 million, a 32% increase from $77.1 million in the second quarter of 2016. For the ...Read More | |||
| Assessment Lowered 22.4% on Comp Administration Trust Fund | 08/04/2017 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Department of Financial Services will reduce the assessment rate for the Workers’ Compensation Administration Trust Fund from 1.25% to 0.97%, effective Jan. 1, 2018. ...Read More | |||
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AFG Profit Climbs to $145M in Q2 | 08/03/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| American Financial Group Inc. has reported second quarter net income of $145 million, a 168% increase from $54 million in the second quarter of last year. ...Read More | |||
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Arena Football Player Seeks Supreme Court Review of Denied Comp Claim | 08/03/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former Arena Football League player is asking the Florida Supreme Court to review the denial of his claim for benefits for an injury he sustained during a tryout for the Orlando Predators. ...Read More | |||
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Austin Pulls Ford Explorers After 62 Comp Claims Filed Over Carbon Monoxide | 08/02/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The city of Austin plans to remove 446 Ford Explorers from its fleet of police vehicles after 62 officers filed workers’ compensation claims over carbon monoxide exposure. ...Read More | |||
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Agent Accused of Billing Employer for Lapsed Work Comp Policies | 07/27/2017 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Pennsylvania insurance agent faces felony charges for allegedly allowing workers’ compensation insurance policies to lapse, but continuing to bill businesses for the premiums, according to ...Read More | |||
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Attorneys General for 10 States Sue EPA Over Chemical Safety Rule Delay | 07/27/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorneys general from 10 states have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for delaying action on a rule that they say will protect communities from dangerous chemical accidents. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney: Mental Illness Muddies Mild Brain Injury Claims | 07/26/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Headaches, irritability and trouble sleeping are symptoms that may arise from a number of conditions. But increasingly, the symptoms are being attributed to a case of mild traumatic brain injury, an attorney said. ...Read More | |||
