Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Apportionment Still Widely Misunderstood Despite Updated Regs, Lengthy Case History, Experts Say | 08/23/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 3 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Despite decades of relevant case law and several rounds of regulatory rehashing, California workers’ compensation stakeholders on both sides of the courtroom still often misunderstand or misapply the concept of apportionment, comp legal experts said. ...Read More | |||
