Workers' Compensation News
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Former Willis CEO Joins N.Y. Investment House KKR
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08/22/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Joseph J. Plumeri, formerly chief executive officer of the Willis Group, has joined the Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. as a senior adviser and was appointed as a member of the board of directors of KKR's subsidiary, First Data, the company said.Plumeri served 12 years as Willis Gr...Read More
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Fired City Official Files Claim for Stress
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08/20/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A city official in California’s Bay Area who was criticized for setting up a restaurant while on medical leave and later fired by his agency has filed a workers’ compensation claim for work-related stress, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.The Chronicle reported that H...Read More
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Firefighter Deaths Raise Concern about Disaster Coverage
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08/16/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefThe June 30 deaths of 19 members of an Arizona wildland firefighting crew has led to a national discussion about the risks of workers’ compensation coverage for specialized public ...Read More
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FLSA Did Not Preempt Illinois Worker's Retaliatory Discharge Claim
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08/14/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Federal law did not preempt an injured Illinois worker's retaliatory discharge claim against his former employer, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.Case: Crosby v. Cooper B-Line Inc., No. 131054, 08/07/2013, published. F...Read More
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Five Doctors Resign Authorizations to Treat Injured Workers
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08/14/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Five New York doctors have resigned their State Workers' Compensation Board authorizations to treat injured workers or perform independent medical examinations.SWCB Chairman Robert Beloten said Monday that Dr. Timothy Roche of Binghamton, N.Y., resigned his authorization to treat inj...Read More
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Funeral Home Employee's Car Accident Not Within COE
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08/13/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TN | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Tennessee employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a tort action against it based on a car accident involving its employee since the employee was not within the course and scope of his employment at the time of the collision, the Court of Appeals ruled....Read More
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Father, Daughter Jailed in $1.5M Fraud Case
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08/12/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A father and daughter in Southern California were sentenced to county jail and ordered to pay $1,558,653 in restitution after pleading guilty to insurance fraud, grand theft and perjury in connection with a work comp claim for a broken toe that took nine years to settle, the San Diego County Distric...Read More
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FWCJUA Market Share Growing
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08/09/2013
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association generated a 106% increase in premiums in 2012 and increased its market share from 0.5% to 0.9%, the state residual market carrier reported.FWCJUA included the market analysis in an agenda published Thursday for the Aug....Read More
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Fitch Affirms AA Rating of CIGA Bonds
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08/07/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Fitch Ratings affirmed the “AA” rating on about $559.5 million in bonds that the California Insurance Guarantee Association issued in 2004 to pay claims for liquidated carriers.The rating outlook for the bonds is stable, Fitch said in a press release.The Legislatu...Read More
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Former Deputy Asks Court to Order Reinstatement of Benefits
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08/01/2013
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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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Sacramento County waived its right to recover any award in a third-party negligence lawsuit filed by the sole survivor of a 2005 helicopter crash, but the county nonetheless has stopped paying benefits to the deputy following his settlement with the aircraft manufacturer, according to a lawsuit file...Read More
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