Workers' Compensation News
AGs Announce $573M Settlement With McKinsey & Co. in Opioid Case | 02/05/2021 | ||
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State attorneys general on Thursday announced a $573 million multistate settlement with McKinsey & Co. for work the consulting firm did to help pharmaceutical companies profit off the opioid epidemic. ...Read More | |||
All but 4 Carriers Rank Average or Better in 2020 Review | 02/05/2021 | ||
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All but four of the 120 carriers that the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reviewed in its 2020 Performance Based Oversight assessments ranked average or better. ...Read More | |||
AG Creates New Division to Focus on Labor Issues | 02/04/2021 | ||
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the formation of the Worker Rights and Fair Labor Section of the state Department of Justice, which will focus on issues including misclassification and wage theft. ...Read More | |||
AmTrust Announces Additions to Cyber Insurance Team | 01/28/2021 | ||
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AmTrust Financial Services Inc. announced the addition of Jeffrey Batt and Michelle Ingrassia to its cyber insurance team. ...Read More | |||
Approval of Diagnostic Testing Doesn't Make Condition Compensable | 01/28/2021 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a decision by a claims administrator to deny reopening of an injured worker’s claim, explaining that authorization for diagnostic testing does not render a condition compensable. ...Read More | |||
After Layoffs, Pond Lehocky Names Five as Partners | 01/21/2021 | ||
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Eight months after Pond Lehocky Giordano, one of Pennsylvania's largest claimants' firms, laid off a quarter of its workforce, the firm has named five lawyers as partners. ...Read More | |||
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Atlas General Insurance Services | 01/20/2021 | ||
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. on Tuesday announced the acquisition of San Diego-based Atlas General Holdings LLC, which operates as Atlas General Insurance Services. ...Read More | |||
Agency Hosts Webinar on Record Keeping, Reporting of Injuries | 01/20/2021 | ||
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The Kentucky Labor Cabinet is offering a free webinar on proper record keeping and reporting of injures, illnesses and deaths at the workplace. ...Read More | |||
As Grocer Plans to Replace Drivers, Observers Question Sufficiency of Prop. 22 Benefits | 01/13/2021 | ||
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When some California workers’ compensation stakeholders learned that grocery giant Albertsons planned to lay off non-union delivery drivers and replace them with part-time independent contractors, they said they were frustrated but not surprised. ...Read More | |||
AmTrust and Bold Penguin Expand Small Business Insurance Partnership | 01/12/2021 | ||
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Insurance technology provider Bold Penguin announced that AmTrust joined the list of carriers on its platform offering an embedded, fully digital quoting experience in workers' compensation coverage for small businesses. ...Read More | |||