Workers' Compensation News
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After Contentious Legislative Session, Lower-Profile Comp Bills Head to Newsom's Desk | 09/21/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Following a California legislative session that featured several high-profile pieces of potentially impactful workers’ compensation legislation, a relatively modest set of bills is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. ...Read More | |||
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Affirmative Defense Options Could Make or Break Employer's Case, Defense Attorneys Say | 09/20/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ comp attorneys with expertise in affirmative defense options are more likely to successfully defend an employer’s case against a claim, lawyers from a California firm said during a recent webinar. ...Read More | |||
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Alleged Employer Doesn't Get Attorney Fees for Successful Challenge | 09/20/2021 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld a finding that a roustabout provider did not have an employment relationship with a group of workers but ruled that the company was not entitled to attorney fees after successfully challenging a contrary decision. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes Firefighter Salary Continuation Measure | 09/13/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly passed a bill before concluding the 2021 session last week that would allow state firefighters to receive salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability. ...Read More | |||
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Albert & Mackenzie Names New Partners | 08/31/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California workers’ compensation defense firm Albert & Mackenzie announced that seven managing attorneys were promoted to partners, effective Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Amid Rise in SIBTF Assessments, Attorneys Weigh WCAB Meet-and-Confer Proposal | 08/26/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A proposal that would require parties in Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund cases to meet and confer 30 days before a mandatory settlement conference could benefit California’s workers’ comp system, but other changes may be needed to improve a program that has seen a recent ...Read More | |||
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AmTrust Correlates Contractor Injury Risk and Worker Experience, Weather | 08/26/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Newer businesses and new employees have more injuries, and workers’ compensation claims tend to rise with the temperature in summer, according to a new report on contractor risk from AmTrust Financial Services. ...Read More | |||
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Ametros Launches WC Podcast | 08/25/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ametros, a provider of post-settlement medical administration, launched a podcast that will feature interviews with injured workers, their loved ones and insurance professionals. ...Read More | |||
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App-Based Companies Say They'll Appeal Ruling That Prop. 22 Is Unconstitutional | 08/24/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Representatives from app-based driving companies who do business in California said they are appealing a ruling from a superior court judge who said a relatively new law that allows them to classify drivers as independent contractors is unconstitutional. ...Read More | |||
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Applied Underwriters to Acquire Alaska Timber Insurance Exchange | 08/24/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Applied Underwriters said it anticipates acquiring Alaska Timber Insurance Exchange by the fourth quarter of the year after it completes the conversion from a reciprocal to a stock insurance company. ...Read More | |||
