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Workers' Compensation News
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Court Reinstates PTD Award for Injured Machinist | 08/30/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 90 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 26 min read | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in overturning an award of permanent total disability benefits to an injured machinist, since substantial evidence had supported the judge’s decision. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Delivery Driver's Claims of Discrimination, Retaliation | 08/30/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 171 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 52 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s claim of disability discrimination and retaliation after he was fired from his position as a parcel delivery driver. ...Read More | |||
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Church Mutual Launches Digital Subsidiary for Small Organizations | 08/30/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 159 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 13 min read | |||
| Church Mutual, a Wisconsin-based carrier that specializes in insurance for religious organizations, announced Wednesday the launch of a new digital subsidiary that will cater to smaller churches and houses of worship. ...Read More | |||
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Carriers Feeling Mid-Year Optimism on Hiring, Revenue, Survey Finds | 08/29/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 152 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read | |||
| In an apparent burst of optimism, the percentage of U.S. insurance companies that expect to increase staffing over the next 12 months ticked up in the first half of this year, according to a semi-annual insurance carrier survey. ...Read More | |||
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Cimarron, West Bend Approved to Write Comp Coverage | 08/29/2018 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 151 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 25 min read | |||
| Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has granted authority to two insurance companies to begin offering workers’ comp coverage in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Worker's Challenge to Award of Limited Medical Benefits | 08/29/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 106 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 15 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court rejected a worker’s challenge to an award providing her with only limited medical benefits for her injuries from a car accident. ...Read More | |||
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Claim Blows Up Into Defamation Dispute Between WC Law Firms | 08/29/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 177 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| What started as a workers' compensation claim that allegedly involved fraud by the injured worker and a bad case of Legionnaire's disease has blown up into a dispute between two Philadelphia law firms. ...Read More | |||
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Court Accepts Guilty Plea From Doctors in PHLB Case | 08/28/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1138 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read | |||
| A pair of doctors formally pleaded guilty to charges relating to their roles in the Pacific Hospital of Long Beach kickback scheme. The U.S. Dis...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Injured Juvenile Detention Officer's Claims of Retaliation, Discrimination | 08/28/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 147 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s claim of disability discrimination and retaliation, finding she could not state a viable claim, since she was undisputedly unable to perform the essential functions of her job. ...Read More | |||
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Court Nixes Administrative Shortcut for Resolving Reimbursement Disputes | 08/28/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 94 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 36 min read | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals last week rebuked the state director of workers’ compensation for overstepping his authority by ordering one insurance carrier to reimburse another for the payment of benefits that the former should have made instead of the latter. ...Read More | |||
