Workers' Compensation News
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Exclusive Remedy Bars Retaliation Suit, High Court Rules
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03/18/2013
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State: AR | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Legislators did not intend to revive employees' ability to file civil suits over workers' compensation retaliation when the General Assembly approved a "Civil Action by Crime Victims" statute in 1997, the Arkansas Supreme Court concluded. Case: Lambert v. LQ Management, No. 12-83...Read More
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Employer Had Absolute Right to Intervene in Worker's Tort Suit
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03/15/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: GA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Georgia employer who paid benefits to an employee had an unconditional right to intervene in the employee's third-party tort action, the Court of Appeals ruled. Case: Kroger v. Taylor, No. A12A1765, 03/12/2013, published.Facts: ...Read More
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Employer Could Terminate Worker's Supplemental Earning Benefits
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03/14/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Louisiana employer was entitled to terminate its payment of supplemental earning benefits to an injured worker upon showing that the worker was capable of earning 90% of her pre-injury wage in jobs that were available to her.Case: Chapman v. Coushatta Tribe of Loui...Read More
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EK Health Hires National Sales Director in Philadelphia
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03/12/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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EK Health Services announced on Monday it has hired Joseph N. DeSantis as vice president of national sales.DeSantis is in charge of marketing EK Health services to insurance carriers, employers, third-party administrators and other payers throughout the U.S. and continuing to advance EK ...Read More
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Eastern Insurance Opens Gulf South Regional Office in Madison
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03/08/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: MS | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Eastern Insurance Holdings on Thursday announced the official opening of its Gulf South regional office in Madison, Miss., for its subsidiary, Eastern Alliance Insurance Group.EAIG's Gulf South regional office will provide workers' compensation insurance products and services to ...Read More
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Employer Agrees to Settle ADA Claim for $50K
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03/07/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Dallas employer agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a manager's disability discrimination lawsuit contending that it failed to accommodate her disability, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced.REDC Default Solutions settled with the EEOC and Terria Wiley, a former asset...Read More
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Employers, Insurers Mapping Response to 1st DCA Ruling
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03/06/2013
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefFlorida employers and insurers are discussing whether to seek a legal challenge to a Feb. 28 ruling by the 1st District Court of Appeal that struck down the state's 104-week cap on ...Read More
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Employers, Labor Take Disagreement over SB 1062 to House
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03/06/2013
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State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterA bill designed to slash benefits and overhaul the workers' compensation judicial system careened into the state House of Representatives on Tuesday, as employers continue their staunch suppo...Read More
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EK Health Adds Liability Review to Managed Care Services
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03/05/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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EK Health Services, Inc., a national workers’ compensation managed care company headquartered in San Jose, Calif., has added liability review to its line of managed care services.EK Health liability reviews, examines and interprets medical records associated with general liability ...Read More
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Employer Wrongly Penalized for Paying Full Wages, Court Rules
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03/04/2013
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A workers' compensation judge should not have penalized an employer for paying a claimant her regular wages during her time away from work, a Louisiana appellate court concluded.Case: Nickerson v. Finance America of LA, No. 47,876-WCA, 2/27/13, published.Facts: Cheryl Nic...Read More
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