Workers' Compensation News
AG Report Highlights Extent of Illicit Savings From Misclassification | 09/11/2019 | ||
State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Unscrupulous builders who misclassify workers as independent contractors can shave 16% to 40% off the cost of doing business, gaining an unfair advantage over others, the attorney general of the District of Columbia said Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
Amended Bill Would Allow 6-Month Transition to Implement ABC Test for Comp | 09/06/2019 | ||
By: Dara Barney (Reporter) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 4 | Popular with Legal | |||
California’s workers’ compensation community would have six months to come to grips with a presumption that all workers are employees, under recent amendments to a bill that would apply the state Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision to all Labor Code disputes. ...Read More | |||
Appropriations Committee to Hear PTSD Presumption Measure | 08/27/2019 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee is scheduled to discuss the potential cost of creating a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for police and firefighters, during a hearing Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
Alliant Adds Chris Spofford as VP in Albany | 08/23/2019 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Alliant Insurance Services has hired Chris Spofford as a vice president in the company’s Albany office. ...Read More | |||
Armor Fabrication Company Fined for Amputation Risks | 08/19/2019 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed penalties of $92,820 after inspectors reportedly found an armor plate fabrication company in Florida exposed workers to amputation and other risks. ...Read More | |||
Appellant Didn't Waive Challenge to Decision | 08/16/2019 | ||
State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a cancer-stricken firefighter did not lose the ability to challenge the denial of his workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
Attorney Disbarred After Immigration Fraud Guilty Plea | 08/16/2019 | ||
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A North Carolina attorney who handled some workers' compensation cases and specialized in immigration law has been disbarred after she pleaded guilty in a visa fraud case. ...Read More | |||
Alliant Acquires Midwest-Based InvisionBenefit | 08/14/2019 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Northern Illinois-based InvisionBenefit. Founded in 2000, InvisionBenefit serves as a broker, consult...Read More | |||
Alleged $23M Scheme Evaded Comp Coverage for Construction Crews | 08/13/2019 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Three Orlando men have been indicted in connection with an scheme to facilitate employment of illegal aliens, and evade payroll taxes and workers’ compensation laws. ...Read More | |||
Ametros Launches Mobile App for Managing Settlement Funds | 08/09/2019 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Ametros has introduced a mobile app to help injured workers manage their medical funds and Medicare set-asides after settlement. The CareGuard ...Read More | |||