Workers' Compensation News
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Auto Liability Carrier Didn't Act in Bad Faith by Rejecting Settlement | 09/26/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals this week upheld the dismissal of a bad faith claim against an automobile liability insurance for failing to settle a personal injury suit without the approval of the workers’ compensation carrier for the injured motorist’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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After High Drama, Committee Passes Independent Contractor Registry Bill | 09/26/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Pennsylvania House committee this week approved a measure, with amendments, that would clarify who can be considered an independent contractor, free from the benefits of workers’ compensation coverage — but not before drama erupted in the hearing and all Democrats walked out. ...Read More | |||
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AG Says City Contract With Claims Firm Must Be Released | 09/26/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas attorney general has stepped into the middle of a dispute between an injured Wichita Falls police officer and the city that has denied his workers' compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Council to Review NCCI Rate Filing | 09/26/2018 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tennessee’s Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation will review the National Council on Compensation Insurance's filing for a proposed 19% rate cut during a meeting in Nashville on Oct. 11. ...Read More | |||
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After Chair Wants to Wait, Committee Approves Hand and Foot Benefits | 09/26/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee has approved Senate Bill 782, with some minor amendments, after hearing testimony from insurers and worker advocates. ...Read More | |||
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Alleged Delays in Adjudication of Claim Don't Allow Waiver of Social Security Offset | 09/24/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that alleged delays in the adjudication of an injured worker’s comp claim did not allow her to avoid an offset for the old-age Social Security benefits she had begun receiving. ...Read More | |||
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AIG to Acquire Glatfelter Insurance Group | 09/24/2018 | |
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| American International Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Glatfelter Insurance Group, a full-service broker and insurance company based in York, Pennsylvania. ...Read More | |||
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ARAWC Names Jeff Pettegrew as Chief Policy Officer | 09/24/2018 | |
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| The Association for Responsible Alternatives to Workers’ Compensation, a group that has advocated for workers’ comp opt-out programs, has appointed Jeff Pettegrew as its chief policy officer. ...Read More | |||
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AmWins Promotes Kristin Downey to Chief Administrative Officer | 09/21/2018 | |
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| AmWins Group Inc., a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has named Kristin Downey as its chief administrative officer. ...Read More | |||
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Austin City Council Drops Lawsuit Against Firefighter | 09/20/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Less than two weeks after an Austin firefighter complained to a news station about the city’s aggressive legal actions over her cancer claims, the City Council has voted to drop the lawsuit. ...Read More | |||
