Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Cited for Heat-Related Fatality
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09/16/2015
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A 59-year-old day laborer in Houston died from extreme heat in part because his employer did not implement a heat management program for workers exposed to excessive outdoor heat, according to a news release from the Occupational Safet...Read More
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Empire Underwriters Launches Longshore and Marine Program
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09/09/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Empire Underwriters, a national insurance wholesaler, said Tuesday it has expanded its offerings with the addition of a Longshore and Harbor–Marine workers’ compensation program.
The program is designed for companies that operate on or near water, including fisherman and tour ...Read More
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Employee of Staffing Co. Can't Sue Employer's Client for Negligence
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09/03/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that the employee of a temporary staffing company qualified as the borrowed employee of his employer's client and so his remedy for his injuries while working for the client had to lay in the workers' compensation system.
Case: Hernandez v. W-S Indust...Read More
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Early MRI Orders Much Higher in Some States
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08/28/2015
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An injured worker’s chances of going through magnetic resonance imaging for back pain are very different depending on the state where he lives — but only in very few cases is the test a good idea, according to a study from Liberty Mutual researchers.
Medical treatmen...Read More
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Employers Can't Change Worker's Treating Physician
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08/24/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Employers in the District of Columbia do not have the right to seek a change of an employee's treating physician, according to the highest court in the jurisdiction.
Case: Clark Construction Group v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, No. 14-AA-464, 08/20/201...Read More
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Employer Not Liable for Worker's Attack
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08/21/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that the nonsubscribing employer of a worker attacked by a colleague was not negligent for failing to perform a criminal background check on the assailant, as a matter of law.
Case: Najera v. Recana Solutions, No. 14-14-00332-CV, 08/20/2015, publish...Read More
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Everest Re Appoints 2 Execs to Specialty Casualty Operation
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08/20/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Everest Re Group Ltd. announced this week the appointment of two executives to its U.S. Insurance Specialty Casualty Operation.
The Bermuda-based reinsurer said that Connie Germano has been appointed leader of the U.S. Specialty Casualty Operation, responsible for the continued build out ...Read More
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