Workers' Compensation News
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Employee's Crushed Arm Brings $213K in OSHA Penalties | 10/03/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 120 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| An industrial accident that crushed an employee's arm brought $213,411 in penalties against an Ohio manufacturer, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said. ...Read More | |||
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Everest Promotes Karmilowicz, Sandler to Segment President Positions | 10/01/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 113 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 159 min read | |||
| Everest Insurance has promoted Mike Karmilowicz to president of Everest Specialty Underwriters, and Dave Sandler to president of the Risk Management Group. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Force Injured Worker to Arbitrate Claims of Discrimination, Retaliation | 09/26/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 103 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 6 min read | |||
| A Missouri appellate court ruled that an employer could not compel arbitration of an injured worker’s discrimination and retaliation claims, since there was no enforceable agreement to arbitrate. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusive Remedy Bars Civil Suit for Allegedly Wrongful Delay in Treatment | 09/25/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 856 | 8 | Popular with Legal | 38 min read | |||
| A federal trial court judge last week issued a tentative decision to dismiss a family’s second effort at suing a workers’ compensation insurance carrier and claims adjuster for wrongfully delaying treatment to an injured worker, resulting in her death. ...Read More | |||
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Educational Conference Scheduled for Nov. 16 | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 122 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 9 min read | |||
| The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents announced that registration has opened for the 10th Annual Workers’ Compensation Law Conference, to be held in Boston on Nov. 16. ...Read More | |||
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Effort to Oust WC Director Could Top $4 Million in Legal Fees and Damages | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 146 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 69 min read | |||
| An effort by the governor to remove the former Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner from office has cost taxpayers $1 million in legal fees and could top $4 million in fees and damages before the fight is over. ...Read More | |||
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Evidence of AMA Impairment Rating Can Be Introduced in Non-Comp Cases | 09/24/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 116 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 6 min read | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that evidence of a person’s whole person impairment rating percentage is relevant even in a non-workers’ compensation personal injury case. ...Read More | |||
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Ethics Board Clears Governor for Accepting Sedgwick Flights | 09/24/2018 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 62 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board on Thursday cleared Gov. Kim Reynolds of any wrongdoing after she accepted trips on a private jet owned by a top official with claims-management company Sedgwick. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Owed No Duty to Provide Medical Care to Worker Who Suffered Stroke | 09/20/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 122 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 34 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker could not proceed with a negligence claim against his employer for failing to provide medical assistance after he suffered a stroke at work. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Must Indemnify Contractor for $108 Million Paid to Settle Suits | 09/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 152 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 32 min read | |||
| A unanimous Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that an employer was not shielded from an obligation to indemnify a contractor for the $108.9 million the contractor had paid to settle lawsuits after a fatal explosion. ...Read More | |||
