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Workers' Compensation News

 

Federal Judge Rejected Proposed Settlement in NCAA Concussion Litigation 12/19/2014
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
(image via NCAA) A federal ...Read More
 
 
Fleeson Law Firm Wins Contract to Represent Sedgwick County in Comp Matters 12/18/2014
State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Array
Sedgwick County, Kansas, has awarded the Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch law firm with a contract to provide legal services for workers' compensation litigation, according to a report by the Wichita Business Journal. Attorneys Bill Townsley and Sylvia Penner developed a response ...Read More
 
 
Former WCD Supervisory Judge Renee Ricciardelli Dead at 65 12/17/2014
State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Renee C. Ricciardelli, a former administrative supervisory judge for the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Division, died on Dec. 11 at her home in Columbus, the division announced Tuesday. She was 65, according to an ...Read More
 
 
Feature Allows Employers to Save, Update Notice of No Coverage Forms 12/16/2014
Source: Texas Division of Workers' Compensation
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has developed an online form with a “File, Save As” feature for employers who file the DWC Form-005, Employer Notice of No Coverage or Termination of Coverage, the division announced. The “File, Save As” feature all...Read More
 
 

Field Service Technician a Fixed-Situs Employee, Court Rules 12/15/2014
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A field service technician who worked throughout the state of Ohio is still a "fixed-situs" employee subject to the coming-and-going rule because he had a specific and identifiable worksite each day, an appellate court ruled. ...Read More
 
 

Former 'Bridezilla' Charged with Workers' Comp Fraud 12/11/2014
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Los Angeles woman who was featured in Season 4 of the "Bridezillas" television series is accused of submitting fraudulent documents and making false claims to receive more than $40,000 in workers' compensation benefits, the Department of Insurance said. ...Read More
 
 
Former ALJ Alleges Retaliation in Reappointment Snub, Plans to Sue Patrick 12/08/2014
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A former Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents administrative law judge passed over for reappointment after her term ended in March plans to sue Gov. Deval Patrick alleging he snubbed her in retaliation for a gender discrimination claim she filed last year, according to a report by Sta...Read More
 
 
Favorable Experience Drives 1.4% Loss-Cost Reduction 12/08/2014
State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Favorable loss-development patterns and experience contributed to a 1.4% reduction in loss costs that took effect Dec. 1, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance's 2014 State Advisory Forum for Utah. Average indemnity claim severity edged up slightly to $12,200 in ...Read More
 
 
Feds Discuss Benefits with Former Uranium Workers 12/05/2014
State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
About two dozen former workers at a Colorado plant that processed uranium into "yellow cake" from 1958 to 1971 met with representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor to discuss ongoing problems receiving benefits from a federal plan that is supposed to compensate employees who worke...Read More
 
 
Former State Official Involved in Reforms Partners with Lobbying and Law Firm 12/05/2014
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Robert Reyes, who helped pass workers' compensation reforms in Florida in 2003, has formed a strategic alliance between his law firm and the lobbying and legal services company Meenan P.A. Meenan P.A. and Reyes' firm, Capitol Group, will share clients, each pro...Read More
 
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