Workers' Compensation News
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Austin Pulls Ford Explorers After 62 Comp Claims Filed Over Carbon Monoxide | 08/02/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The city of Austin plans to remove 446 Ford Explorers from its fleet of police vehicles after 62 officers filed workers’ compensation claims over carbon monoxide exposure. ...Read More | |||
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Agent Accused of Billing Employer for Lapsed Work Comp Policies | 07/27/2017 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Pennsylvania insurance agent faces felony charges for allegedly allowing workers’ compensation insurance policies to lapse, but continuing to bill businesses for the premiums, according to ...Read More | |||
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Attorneys General for 10 States Sue EPA Over Chemical Safety Rule Delay | 07/27/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorneys general from 10 states have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for delaying action on a rule that they say will protect communities from dangerous chemical accidents. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney: Mental Illness Muddies Mild Brain Injury Claims | 07/26/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Headaches, irritability and trouble sleeping are symptoms that may arise from a number of conditions. But increasingly, the symptoms are being attributed to a case of mild traumatic brain injury, an attorney said. ...Read More | |||
| AAOS Offers Three-Day Training on Musculoskeletal Injuries | 07/25/2017 | ||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is offering a course on musculoskeletal injuries in workers’ compensation, from Nov. 3-5 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The course will look at return to work, as well as legal and administrative strategies for improving outc...Read More | |||
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Amendments Proposed for Formulary, Surplus Fund Charge | 07/24/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing Aug. 14 to consider amendments to the rules on the outpatient medication formulary and the surplus fund charge of qualified motor vehicle accident claims. ...Read More | |||
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Attorneys Take No Issue With DWC's Interpretation of Compounds as 'Specialty Services' | 07/21/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation’s decision to require preauthorization for all compounded drugs represents a fair interpretation of a state statute, attorneys on both sides said Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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AmTrust Hires Daniel Hickey as EVP of Business Development | 07/20/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| AmTrust Financial Services has hired J. Daniel Hickey as its executive vice president of business strategy and development, the multinational property and casualty insurance company announced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Alexander Wells Named Regional Manager at Chubb | 07/19/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Chubb has named Alexander Wells as its regional manager for the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the company's commercial insurance division in North America. ...Read More | |||
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Assemblyman Pushes for Temporary Full Pay for Injured County Jail Guards | 07/19/2017 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Now that Gov. Chris Christie has OK'd a compensation scheme for injured state prison guards, a Democratic assemblyman is hoping Christie will approve of extending it to cover those who guard the county's jails. ...Read More | |||
