Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Can't Challenge Causation for Injury Found Compensable Under LHWCA | 09/13/2018 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that an employer could not challenge the causal connection between a worker's injury and his job because he had already established compensability under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Emerge Diagnostics Partners With Trucking Industry Consultant | 09/12/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Emerge Diagnostics, developer of a soft-tissue electro-diagnostic program, has announced a partnership with CasKen, a consulting company focused on the transportation, utility and property industries. ...Read More | |||
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Encompass Hires Ramon Terrazas as Medical Director | 09/11/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Encompass Health Solutions, a provider of workers’ compensation services including nurse triage, has appointed Dr. Ramon Terrazas as medical director. ...Read More | |||
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Ex-Arbitrator Says Emails Were Summaries of Court Rulings, Not Evidence of Bias | 09/10/2018 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The former Illinois arbitrator whose name was withdrawn this year after questions were raised about his views said Friday that the appointment and review process has become too politicized. ...Read More | |||
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Email Only, Please, Board Says About Settlement Documents | 09/10/2018 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Indiana Workers' Compensation Board will no longer accept paper documents in settlements. In fact, it will destroy them...Read More | |||
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Eligible IMR Applications Increase, but Little Change in UR Uphold Rate | 09/07/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The number of applications for independent medical review decreased for a third consecutive year in 2017, but a greater percentage of them were eligible for review, according to the California Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Ex-Prison Guard Now Faces Lockup for Alleged WC Fraud | 09/07/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former prison guard could now face time behind bars himself after he was charged with $64,000 in workers' compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
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EK Health Acquires Directions Group | 09/05/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| EK Health Services has acquired The Directions Group Inc., a South Carolina-based vocational rehabilitation company, effective Sept. 1. The Directi...Read More | |||
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Ex-Postal Driver Charged With Collecting $160,000 in Benefits While Working | 09/05/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former New York postal worker has been charged with collecting more than $160,000 in benefits over 17 years, all while working at a flea market after stating that he was totally disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Everest Insurance Hires Vincent Vandendael as International CEO | 09/04/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Everest Insurance, the specialty insurance division of Everest Re Group Ltd., has hired Vincent Vandendael as chief executive officer of Everest Insurance International. ...Read More | |||
