Workers' Compensation News
Applied Underwriters Asks Court to Reject as Unmanageable Class Certification | 10/24/2018 | ||
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Attorneys for Applied Underwriters say there are too many differences among allegations of unfair competition relating to its EquityComp and SolutionOne programs that it would make a class action lawsuit “unmanageable.” ...Read More | |||
Appalachian Underwriters Appoints Sales Rep for Ill., Ind. and Mo. | 10/24/2018 | ||
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Nick Schnarre Appalachian Underwriters ann...Read More | |||
Attorney Can't Get Paid for Referral of Comp Cases Through Unlawful Fee-Splitting Agreement | 10/23/2018 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A California appellate court ruled that an attorney who entered into an improper fee-splitting arrangement for the referral of workers’ compensation claims was not entitled to any payment for the referrals. ...Read More | |||
Average Monthly Wage Increases 2.5% | 10/19/2018 | ||
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The average monthly wage in Arizona has increased 2.5%, resulting in a commensurate increase in maximum indemnity benefits for workers injured on or after Jan. 1, 2019. The maximum wage will increase, to $4,741.57, from $4,625.92 at the start of the year. Injured workers receive i...Read More | |||
Auditors' Penalties Fall With Drop in Unpaid Compensation | 10/16/2018 | ||
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Penalties collected from claims handlers throughout California fell by more than half in the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s latest audit, which found the lowest amount of unpaid compensation in more than a decade. ...Read More | |||
American Financial Group to Acquire ABA Insurance Services | 10/16/2018 | ||
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American Financial Group has reached an agreement to acquire ABA Insurance Services Inc. from American Bankers Mutual Insurance Ltd. Under the agre...Read More | |||
Advisory Council to Hold Hearing on WC Changes Nov. 12 | 10/16/2018 | ||
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The Wisconsin Workers' Compensation Advisory Council will hold a public hearing Nov. 12 to hear input on changes needed to the state's compensation laws and regulations. ...Read More | |||
Average Weekly Wage and Max Benefit Raised by $45 | 10/15/2018 | ||
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
The average weekly wage in Massachusetts is now $1,383, up $45 from the fiscal 2018 level, state officials announced this week. That affects the weekly compensation rate for temporary total disability benefits, set at 60% of the worker's average weekly wage, up to a maximum of 100% of...Read More | |||
AG Candidates Received Largest Chunk of Solakyan Campaign Contributions | 10/12/2018 | ||
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Los Angeles businessman accused of scamming insurers out of $284 million has given generously to California politicos and has been especially fond of candidates running for law enforcement positions. ...Read More | |||
AF Group Marketing Campaign Features Injured Workers' Stories | 10/12/2018 | ||
State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Workers’ comp insurer AF Group is working with marketing agency Phire Group on a campaign to explain workers’ compensation to potential policyholders. ...Read More | |||