Workers' Compensation News
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Alston & Bird to Lead Webinar on Post-Obamacare World | 12/27/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Self-Insurance Institute of America will host a webinar Jan. 7 on the implications of a post-Obamacare world, following the recent ruling by a Texas federal judge. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Cites Incompetence to Testify in Bid to Dismiss Kickback Charges | 12/24/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California attorney accused of paying kickbacks to providers who referred patients to get shockwave treatments from his company argues that charges should be dismissed because he can’t testify in his own defense. ...Read More | |||
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AIA/APCI Approve Merger Starting Jan. 1 | 12/24/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The memberships of two associations that represent workers' compensation insurers have approved a long-awaited merger, creating a lobbying group that represents almost 60% of the property and casualty market. ...Read More | |||
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A.M. Best: Market Delivering Most Comp Premiums to Specialist Carriers | 12/20/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Most of the U.S. workers’ compensation market is written by carriers that specialize in the line, up from slightly more than a third in 2010, according to a new report by A.M. Best. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney's Concessions Sink Worker's Claim of Belated Payment on Award | 12/20/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court rejected an injured worker’s claim that his employer’s comp carrier had failed to timely pay his award of benefits. ...Read More | |||
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All Mayoral Candidates Say Alderman Should Not Oversee Comp Program | 12/18/2018 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| All 14 candidates for Chicago mayor agree that the embattled head of the city's workers' compensation program should step aside or that the program should be managed by a separate city agency. ...Read More | |||
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Agents Raid Burke's Offices Again | 12/17/2018 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Two weeks after FBI agents raided the offices of the alderman who oversees Chicago’s workers’ compensation program, they returned Thursday, according to news reports...Read More | |||
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Average Charged Rate Down 10% Over 2017 | 12/14/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said the average rate California employers paid for coverage during the first nine months of 2018 was about 10% less than they paid in 2017. ...Read More | |||
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Attorneys General Oppose Changes to Patient-Handling Requirements | 12/14/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A proposed U.S. Department of Labor rule change that would allow young workers to operate power-driven patient lifts without training or supervision is facing opposition from a coalition of attorneys general from 10 states and the District of Columbia. ...Read More | |||
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Attorneys See Significant Ramifications From Lindh Decision | 12/13/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The latest California appellate court decision finding asymptomatic, pre-existing conditions are fair game for apportionment should shield employers from paying for disabilities arising from nonindustrial causes, according to workers’ compensation defense attorneys. ...Read More | |||
