Workers' Compensation News
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Employer's Challenge Notice Didn't Limit it to Contesting Medical Evidence
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08/13/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that an employer's statement that it was challenging the sufficiency of the medical evidence to support a worker's claim was not a concession that the worker's injury arose out of his employment precluding the employer from disputing the existence...Read More
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EMC Reports Growth in Premium Volume, Net Income
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08/07/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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EMC Insurance Group on Thursday reported net income of $8.75 million during the second quarter, or eight times the $1.01 million in profits earned in the second quarter of 2014.
For the first six months of 2015, EMC reported net income of $29.1 million, compared to $11.6 million during th...Read More
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Expansion of PDMP Decreases Doctor Shopping
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08/07/2015
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The number of patients "doctor shopping" for prescription drugs in Kentucky has decreased 52% since the state began requiring physicians to register with the database in 2012, according to a study from university researchers.
The law, House Bill 1, also required that pain m...Read More
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Employers Urged to Scrap Return-to-Work Programs
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08/04/2015
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State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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At least one Kentucky city has scrapped a return-to-work program and the state's League of Cities is suggesting that others should follow because of a Kentucky Supreme Court decision that claimants who are assigned to light-duty work while recovering must also be paid their temporary disabili...Read More
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Employers Net Income Falls 36% in Q2
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07/31/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Employers Holdings on Thursday reported net income of $29.2 million for the second quarter, down from $45.6 million in the prior-year quarter.
The Reno, Nevada-based carrier reported net written premiums of $188.3 million, down 1% from $190.8 million in the second quarter of 2014. Th...Read More
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Election of Remedies Doctrine Barred Worker's Claim
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07/29/2015
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State: DE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Delaware Superior Court judge ruled that an injured worker who failed to secure an award of comp benefits from his uninsured employer was barred by the election of remedies doctrine from attempting to recover from his employer in tort.
Case: Maravilla-Diego v. MBM Construction II, No. N...Read More
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Employers Avoid WC Premiums for more than 500,000
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07/28/2015
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Pennsylvania employers may be avoiding workers’ compensation premiums on more than 500,000 workers in their state by misclassifying them as independent contractors.
A wage theft study by the Temple University Beasle...Read More
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Employer's Threat to Fire Wasn't Deliberate Intent
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07/27/2015
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Mississippi Supreme Court last week threw out a wrongful death claim by the family of a hotel housekeeper who says her employer literally worked her to death.
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Employer Insured by Policy that Omitted its Name
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07/27/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Montana Supreme Court ruled that an employer was an "insured" employer, entitled to tort immunity, even though the insurance policy issued by the comp carrier that paid benefits to its employee didn't specifically name it as an insured.
Case: Stokes v. Golden Triangle, N...Read More
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