Workers' Compensation News
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Exclusive Remedy Barred Negligence Claims, Court Concludes
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02/12/2013
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State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The exclusive remedy of workers' compensation barred a worker's negligence claims, the Utah Court of Appeals concluded. Case: Tomlinson v. NCR Corp., No. 20110554-CA, 1/31/13, published.Facts: Mitch Tomlinson, a customer engineer for NCR, was terminated on March 5, 20...Read More
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Employer, Broker Must Litigate Suit before Talking Damages
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02/11/2013
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State: MO | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An employer and its insurance broker must head to trial before litigating the validity of an underlying award, a Missouri appellate court ruled. Case: Ice Castle v. Gross Insurance Agency, No. WD74776, 2/5/13, published. Facts: Brian Chamberlain, an employee of Ice Castles, s...Read More
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Employer Pleads Guilty to Payroll Fraud
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02/08/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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The owner of a construction company pleaded guilty to felony employer misconduct for underreporting and misclassifying payroll information, the Montana State Fund reported on Wednesday.Wayne Blomquist, owner of 4M Construction in Billings, was ordered to pay $7,454.22 in restitution to t...Read More
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Eastern Net Income Rises along with Comp Premium in 4Q
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02/08/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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Eastern Insurance Holdings on Thursday reported net income of $3.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to $2.8 million in the same period of 2011.For the full year, Eastern reported net income of $10.4 million, compared to $7.7 million in 2011."Workers' co...Read More
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Employer Can Take Offset from Benefits Due to Worker
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02/08/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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The Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that an injured factory worker was entitled to benefits for injury to both of his shoulders, but his employer was entitled to an offset for the benefits it had paid him under the employer's accident and sickne...Read More
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Electrician's Receipt of LHWCA Benefits Barred Tort Claim
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02/04/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MS | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An itinerant electrician who worked for a labor broker and collected benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act for an injury he sustained on his third day of work on an assignment at a shipyard could not sue the shipyard owner in tort. ...Read More
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Employer Had Nondiscriminatory Reason for Terminating Worker
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01/31/2013
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An employer defeated a pregnancy discrimination suit by showing that it had actually fired the plaintiff because she had coached a coworker on how to skip work, the 4th District Court of Appeal concluded. Case: Herrera v. CU Cooperative Systems, No. E052869, 1/29/13, unpublished....Read More
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EEOC Received Record Number of ADA Charges in 2012
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01/31/2013
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received a record number of 26,379 disability discrimination charges against private employers during its most recent fiscal year and helped 6,554 people obtain a total of more than $103 million in benefits under the Americans with Disabilities Act....Read More
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Employer Entitled to Fee Award for Enforcing Settlement
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01/30/2013
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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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body {background: #FFF;}An employer who successfully sought enforcement of a provision in a settlement agreement for a longshoreman's workers' compensation and personal injury claims which barred him from ever seeking reemployment with a...Read More
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Employers Insurance Appoints Medical Director
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01/29/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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Employers Insurance Co. announced on Monday that it has appointed Dr. Dwight L. Robertson as medical director.Robertson will oversee the clinical direction of medical services and clinical policies, procedures and programs. He will work closely with the claims leadership team in the mana...Read More
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