Workers' Compensation News
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Attorney, Politician Say Appeals Court Misunderstood Lawmaking Process | 09/14/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals surprised both sides last week when it struck down a key provision of a sweeping workers’ compensation reform law, basing its ruling on a quirk in the legislative process that wasn’t even mentioned in legal arguments of the case. ...Read More | |||
| Advisory Committee Holding Roundtable Discussion | 09/14/2018 | ||
| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An advisory committee to the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is holding a roundtable discussion on how the state’s system helps injured workers return to employment. The New Mexico Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease Disable...Read More | |||
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AME Gets 84 Months for Transporting Child Porn | 09/07/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former agreed medical evaluator was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for transportation of child pornography, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office ...Read More | |||
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Arbitrator Nominees Could Face Extra Scrutiny From Senate This Year | 09/07/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| What was once seen as a pedestrian job and a virtually automatic confirmation process has turned into anything but in the highly charged world of Illinois workers' compensation politics. ...Read More | |||
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Air Ambulance Provider Didn't Show Good Cause for Delay in Challenging Bill Decision | 09/07/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that an air ambulance provider did not establish good cause for its delay in requesting a hearing to challenge the administrative decision in a billing dispute with SAIF Corp. ...Read More | |||
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AG Appeals Sixth Edition Ruling to Kansas Supreme Court | 09/06/2018 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a move that has surprised some, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to review an appeals court ruling that threw out the latest version of the impairment guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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Atlas General Launches Cannabis Industry Comp Program | 08/31/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Atlas General Insurance Services LLC is launching a new workers’ compensation program for California’s cannabis industry. ...Read More | |||
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Adjusters Heap Praise on BWC's Voluntary Certification Program | 08/30/2018 | |
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| By: Eddie Curran (correspondent) | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In large part to help adjusters who serve multi-state areas, and in acknowledgement of substantial changes to its workers’ compensation laws, Tennessee has instituted a volunteer adjuster training program that has generated substantial interest and hearty praise among the state’s comp...Read More | |||
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Attorney Can't Recover Litigation Costs From Employer's Settlement Proceeds | 08/29/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals last week ruled that a claimants’ attorney cannot recoup the litigation costs he had allegedly advanced for his client, even though the client’s retainer agreement had required such payment. ...Read More | |||
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At Least 33,000 Clients Involved in Capping Scheme, Attorney Argues | 08/28/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California applicants’ attorney is asking the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal to allow him to proceed with a racketeering case against attorneys he says damaged his practice by illegally capping tens of thousands of injured workers. ...Read More | |||
