Workers' Compensation News
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Attorney Suspended for Falsifying Business Records as Part of Comp Scheme | 07/06/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ordered a one-year suspension for an attorney convicted of falsifying business records for his payroll company’s client as part of a workers’ compensation fraud scheme. ...Read More | |||
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Administratrix of Worker's Estate Can't Pursue Tort Claim Against Employer | 07/01/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that the administratrix of a worker’s estate could not maintain a negligence and wrongful death suit against his employers, since the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act barred her claim. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Insurance Committee Hearing Comp Bills Wednesday | 06/21/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers will hear testimony on a half-dozen workers’ compensation bills Wednesday, including measures that would reduce the time employers have to decide liability on certain presumptive claims filed by first responders, create presumptions for hospital workers and require...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Would Bring Agents, Brokers Into Fraud Fight | 06/17/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurance agents and brokers would need training on insurance fraud to get a license in California and would be required to report suspected fraud, under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
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Appellate Division Vacates Assessment on Employer for Late Payment | 06/17/2022 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division overturned an assessment against a public employer for its delay in paying a settlement to a permanently disabled worker. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Would Shorten Determination Period Only for Presumptive Claims | 06/15/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker has dropped a proposal to require employers to make liability determinations within 60 days for most claims and is instead proposing to shorten only the amount of time to accept or deny a first responder’s claim for a presumptive injury. ...Read More | |||
| Agribusiness Manufacturer Cited After Worker Caught in Grain Silo | 06/10/2022 | ||
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| An agriculture supplies manufacturer in New York is facing $203,039 in penalties following investigation of a November 2021 incident that nearly killed a worker in a grain silo, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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ATI Expands Work Comp Program | 06/03/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| ATI Physical Therapy announced that it is expanding its Workers’ Compensation and Auto Personal Injury program offerings in Illinois where it is headquartered, and throughout the country. ...Read More | |||
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Alleged Mail Delay Doesn't Excuse Untimeliness of Worker's Appeal | 06/02/2022 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an appeal allegedly affected by an 11-day mailing delay was not timely filed. Case: Soltis v. ...Read More | |||
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Andrew Sabolic Appointed ED of WCI | 06/02/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Institute on Wednesday announced that Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Assistant Director Andrew Sabolic was appointed executive director of the nonprofit educational organization. ...Read More | |||
