Workers' Compensation News
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Federal Trial Judge Rejects NHL Motion to Dismiss MDL Concussion Litigation
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03/27/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal trial judge in Minnesota on Wednesday ruled that a class of current and former professional hockey players can proceed with their claims that the National Hockey League allegedly concealed the risk of long-term health consequences from concussions they suffered during their playing days...Read More
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Four Years after Reforms, Stakeholders ready for more Changes
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03/20/2015
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State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Two camps have emerged in Illinois politics on the subject of workers' compensation reform.
Gov. Bruce Rauner, Republican lawmakers and business groups say the 2011 reforms did not produce all of the savings that were promised and the state needs to do more to cut costs. Labor and cla...Read More
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Former DWC Hearing Officer Charged with Stealing Cocaine Will Plead Guilty
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03/20/2015
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A former Alaska workers' compensation hearing officer accused of stealing cocaine held as evidence while he was a judge in Pennsylvania will plead guilty to at least some of the charges he faces, the Associated Press reported.
Paul Pozonsky will enter the plea on Friday in Washington ...Read More
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Favorable Loss-Development Trends Point to possible mid-year Rate Cut
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03/19/2015
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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SAN FRANCISCO – Favorable trends observed in data that the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau collected from carriers through the end of last year point to a possible mid-year rate decrease this summer.
However, Rating Bureau actuaries still have to finish crunching...Read More
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FSIM Chooses CompWest as WC Carrier for Food Services Industry
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03/19/2015
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Food Service Insurance Managers, a California-based program administrator that provides workers' compensation insurance to agricultural and food-related industries, has appointed CompWest as carrier for a specialized program that focuses on grocery stores, vineyards, and related businesses, a...Read More
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Following Compromise on Deliberate-Intent Bill, Senate Passes amended Version
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03/13/2015
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State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An amended version of the controversial measure to tighten West Virginia’s criteria for bringing deliberate-intent lawsuits against an employer has cleared the state’s Senate.
The Senate signed off on the new version of the bill by a 31-2 vote, sending the amended version back...Read More
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