Workers' Compensation News
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Auctioneer Must Pursue Maritime Claims in Different Venue | 04/25/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court upheld the dismissal of an art auctioneer’s lawsuit against two cruise line operators, finding the terms of his independent contractor agreement required that he bring his claims in the Turks and Caicos Islands. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Suspended After Third DUI Arrest | 04/25/2019 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Bar Association has suspended a Charlotte-area workers' compensation and personal injury attorney from practice for five years after his third arrest on drunken driving charges, the bar announced this week. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Approves Death Benefit Increase | 04/25/2019 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Assembly passed a bill that would create a cost-of-living adjustment for workers’ compensation death benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Antidepressants May Be a Red Flag in Work Comp Claims, Researchers Say | 04/24/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Claims in which antidepressants were prescribed along with opioids had substantially higher costs than those with opioids alone, according to a new study from workers’ comp insurer AF Group. ...Read More | |||
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AG Launches Payroll Fraud Unit to Stem Misclassification | 04/24/2019 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Michigan's attorney general launched a new enforcement unit to prosecute worker misclassification and wage theft by employers. ...Read More | |||
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AM Best's Outlook Improves for Chesapeake Employers' Insurance | 04/24/2019 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| AM Best has revised its outlook from stable to positive, and affirmed the financial strength rating of A-minus, or excellent, for Maryland-based Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Co. ...Read More | |||
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Alliant Names Senior and Executive Vice Presidents | 04/18/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alliant Insurance Services Inc. announced the hiring of Justin Riccio as senior vice president, and Pat Walsh as executive vice president. ...Read More | |||
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AWW Doesn't Include Income From Work-Program Benefits | 04/11/2019 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In a case of first impression, the Rhode Island Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an injured worker’s income from a state-approved work-sharing program cannot be included in the calculation of his average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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Alliant Names Gregg Aleman First Vice President of Employee Benefits Group | 04/11/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alliant Insurance Services Inc. named Gregg Aleman the first vice president of its Employee Benefits Group. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Says She Was Fired for Blocking Officer's WC Claim | 04/11/2019 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In many cases around the country, municipalities — conscious of taxpayer expenses — are often seen as the ones denying workers' compensation claims from first responders. ...Read More | |||
