Workers' Compensation News
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Advisory Council Could Sunset After Opposing Employment Test Bill | 07/03/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| For 27 years, the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Advisory Council has recommended legislation, reviewed rate filings and informed stakeholders about major court decisions affecting workers' comp. ...Read More | |||
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Alliant Hires Kurt Rataski as SVP | 07/03/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Kurt Rataski has joined Alliant Insurance Services as senior vice president in the company’s Fair Haven, New Jersey, office. ...Read More | |||
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Appellate Court Reverses Stance on Taxability of Lost Wage Awards | 07/02/2019 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on the taxability of lost wage awards under the Federal Employers Liability Act required that it overturn its prior ruling. ...Read More | |||
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Atlanta's Risk Manager Named to Oversee Chicago's Comp Program | 07/01/2019 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has named Atlanta's workers' comp risk manager to overhaul the Windy City's troubled compensation program. ...Read More | |||
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AGs Urge DOL to Back Off Easing of Misclassification Rules | 06/28/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In the latest round of blue states versus President Trump, a group of state attorneys general this week urged the U.S. Department of Labor to back off a plan that the state officials said would undermine efforts to hold joint employers accountable for worker misclassification and wage theft....Read More | |||
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Attacks Against Health Care Workers Increase Urgency for Safety Measures | 06/24/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
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| Four attacks in less than 10 days on workers at an Iowa mental health facility have intensified calls for greater protections against violence for health care workers. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Convicted of WC Fraud Regains Law License | 06/20/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a lawyer convicted of workers’ compensation fraud was entitled to reinstatement of his law license. ...Read More | |||
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Amtrust Report Looks at Return on Safety Investment | 06/19/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| One dollar spent on workplace safety can save at least $3 on expenses related to worker injuries, according to some estimates — a statistic that’s included in a new report from Amtrust Financial Services. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Council Meeting Next Week | 06/19/2019 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Wisconsin’s Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council is meeting Tuesday and June 27 in Madison. Agendas for the meetings are ligh...Read More | |||
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Assembly Approves 3% Raise for Uniformed Officers' Special Death Benefit | 06/14/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Special accidental death benefits for survivors of New York firefighters and police officers would be increased, by 3% for 2020, under a bill that passed the Assembly this week. ...Read More | |||
