Workers' Compensation News
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Airport Worker Struck by Lightning Hires Workers' Comp Attorney
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03/01/2018
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 187 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read
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A 21-year-old airport worker is still recovering from being struck by lightning on the tarmac during a storm warning last summer, and his family has hired a workers' compensation attorney in an attempt to ensure he receives benefits promptly, ...Read More
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Amendment Boosts Optimism Over Work Comp Reform Measure
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02/23/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: KY | Segment: Top | 351 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 101 min read
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A wide-ranging workers’ comp reform bill in the Kentucky legislature has cleared the House and is being taken up by the Senate, following a floor amendment by its sponsor to appease firefighters.
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Appellate Judge: Clean Up Statute on Accidental Disability Retirement
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02/16/2018
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 230 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read
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Labor advocates say they intend to push for legislation to fix the state law on disability retirements for state workers who suffer workplace injuries, after an appellate court judge said the statute's definition of "accident" is difficult to apply to first responders.
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AmComp Conference to Spotlight Industry's Challenges, Opportunities
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02/06/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 170 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 46 min read
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Cybersecurity, the future workforce and insure tech opportunities are among the topics that will be discussed during the American Society of Workers’ Compensation Professionals, or AmComp, annual conference next month.
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Apportionment of Liability Upheld in Case for Worker Who Nixed Surgery
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02/05/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 183 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read
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The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals panel ruled that a worker’s decision to forego corrective surgery because of his pre-existing heart condition did not justify a greater shift in liability from his employer to the Second Injury Fund.
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After Years of Runoff, ICA Placed Into Liquidation
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02/02/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 338 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read
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Insurance Company of the Americas, or ICA, has been ordered into liquidation by a Florida court, a step that brings the workers’ comp carrier's years-long saga closer to an end.
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American Financial Group's P&C Earnings up 29% in 4Q
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02/02/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 134 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 86 min read
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American Financial Group Inc., the parent company of property and casualty carrier Great American Insurance Group, has reported fourth-quarter earnings of $166 million.
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