Workers' Compensation News
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En Banc WCAB Rules on When Worker Can Get New QME Panel
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04/03/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board on Wednesday issued an en banc ruling that a worker who brings successive claims for injuries to the same body part does not need to return to the same panel qualified medical evaluator for each of his claims. In Febru...Read More
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Employer's Mention of Comp Claim Didn't Prove Retaliatory Animus
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04/03/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court rejected an injured worker's claim that he was fired from his job as a property manager in retaliation for pursuing a workers' compensation claim, finding that his supervisor's reference to his claim in explaining why he was being fired didn't establish a...Read More
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Employers Announces Senior VP Appointment
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04/02/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Russel J. Newman will serve as the chief sales officer and senior vice president of Nevada-based Employers Holdings Inc., the carrier announced Tuesday.Newman brings more than 12 years of experience in the insurance industry and 20 years of management to Employers. The carrier said in a ...Read More
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Emergency Workers' Comp Commission Rules Published
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04/02/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: OK | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Emergency rules that govern procedures before the newly created Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission were published in Monday's edition of the Oklahoma State Register. According to the notice, Gov. Mary Fallin approved regulations 810:1-1-1 through 810:25-13-4 on Feb. 4. The...Read More
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Exotic Dancer Sues Club, Claims Employee Status, Wants Back Wages
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03/31/2014
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State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An exotic dancer filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the owner of a Waverly club has incorrectly classified its exotic dancers as independent contractors to avoid paying wages and overtime, the World-Herald reported.The lawsuit, filed in Lancaster County District Court, cited a 2001 s...Read More
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Employer Loses Attempt to Apportion Liability for PTD Worker
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03/26/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MO | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The employer of a maintenance worker who fell down a 12-foot incline while on a riding mower failed to establish that this accident was not the sole cause of the worker's permanent and total disability.Case: Null v. New Haven Care Center, No. ED100191, 03/18/2014...Read More
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Employee Job Code Audits May Lower Workers' Comp Premiums
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03/24/2014
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Employers faced with annual workers' compensation premium increases should check employee classification codes and rate modification designations on their policies, since correcting any discovered errors can save "thousands," according to SMP Consulting Group.In ...Read More
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Effective Health Systems Appoints VP and Chief Product Officer
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03/20/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Effective Health Systems has appointed Andy James as executive vice president and chief product officer, the Los Angeles-based company said in a press release.James previously served as vice president for technology and analysis at Healthesystems. Prior to that role, he was the vice pres...Read More
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Ex School Official Scammed $514K through Phony Implant Bills
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03/19/2014
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Mark Larson, ReporterThe former director of the Texas Association of School Boards was sentenced March 14 to serve more than five years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution for setting up his own fake company and post office box...Read More
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