Workers' Compensation News
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Audit Penalties Increase, Unpaid Benefits Fall to All-Time Low
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01/24/2019
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Although claim shops throughout California had the lowest amount of unpaid compensation since the Division of Workers’ Compensation started doing annual audits nearly two decades ago, penalty assessments still increased in 2017.
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Asbestos Claims an Ongoing Drag on Insurer Profits
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01/22/2019
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Even though asbestos has become highly regulated by the federal government, it’s still having an impact on property and casualty insurers’ balance sheets, and continues to be a source of workers’ comp claims.
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Appellate Panel Tells Trial Court to Stop Delaying on Employer's Motion
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01/15/2019
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an employer that had waited for more than a year for a hearing on its motion to dismiss or transfer a workers’ compensation claim was entitled to a writ compelling the trial court to rule.
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Attorneys for Worker's Widow Didn't Have Enforceable Agreement to Split Fees
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01/10/2019
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that the attorneys who had represented the widow of a worker who was killed in a plane crash had not entered into an enforceable fee-sharing agreement, and that one of the attorneys could pursue a tortious interference with contract claim against the other.
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Allegedly Injured Worker Waited Too Long to Add New Claims
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01/09/2019
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court ruled that an allegedly injured worker was not entitled to amend his complaint against his admitted employer to add claims he could have previously asserted.
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