Workers' Compensation News
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Alliant Names Reshma Dalia CFO of Specialty Group | 06/23/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alliant Insurance Services has promoted Reshma Dalia to chief financial officer of Alliant Specialty Group, the company announced on Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Angelotti Decision at Center of Latest Constitutional Challenge | 06/22/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A 2015 U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that California's lien-activation fee mandate did not constitute a due-process violation is once again at the center of a legal challenge. ...Read More | |||
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Amerisure Promotes Chris Spaude to VP of Finance | 06/21/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. has promoted Chris Spaude to vice president of finance, the company announced last week. ...Read More | |||
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AWCP Holding Mini-Conference on Settlements | 06/20/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Association of Workers’ Compensation Professionals is holding a mini-conference in Sacramento to explore claim settlement processes in California. ...Read More | |||
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Attorneys Owed Payment for Time Spent Litigating Fees | 06/20/2017 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of New Hampshire ruled that an attorney who is statutorily owed attorney's fees but has to spend time litigating in order to receive them is also owed payment for the additional litigation work. ...Read More | |||
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Agency Issues New Guidelines for Mediation Services | 06/20/2017 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Commission has revised its guidelines for mediation services, including the prohibition that parties are not to contact commissioners directly to request mediation services. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Councils Want Slow-Acting Judges Disciplined or Removed | 06/20/2017 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council wants the senior judge to establish performance levels for judges and to discipline or even remove those who fall short, a new report states. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Presents Hypothetical CT Claim to Make Point About High Costs | 06/16/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| SAN FRANCISCO — As the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau sought to explore the implications of emerging technologies on future medical care and labor relations during its annual conference on Thursday, a Southern California attorney identified two fixes to the more im...Read More | |||
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After Mismanagement Allegations, AmBest Renews Former CFO's Contract | 06/16/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| AmTrust has renewed former chief financial officer Ronald Pipoly's employment contract, albeit for a lower role in the company, in the wake of allegations of financial mismanagement leveled against the New York-based carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Attorneys Say DWC Ratcheting Up Pressure on QMEs | 06/15/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation changed the process for reviewing renewal applications from qualified medical evaluators, but advocates for providers say the division has gone to such lengths as digging up old complaints and reinterpreting billing rules to “put the fear of God i...Read More | |||
