Workers' Compensation News
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Father Can't Assert Seaworthiness Claim for Boating Accident That Killed Son | 08/24/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal trial court judge ruled that the father of a 5-year old boy who was killed in a boating accident could not assert a viable claim against the owner of the ship allegedly at fault for a breach of the duty of seaworthiness. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Grand Jury Issues New Charges Against Owner of Several Carriers | 08/24/2017 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal grand jury added 19 new fraud counts against a Rockford man who owned several insurance firms and allegedly took more than 100 clients for more than $800,000. ...Read More | |||
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Former Coal Miner Waited Too Long to Appeal Denial of Black Lung Claim | 08/23/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a former coal miner missed the deadline to seek review of the denial of his claim for Black Lung Benefits by waiting for the Benefits Review Board decision on his request for reconsideration. ...Read More | |||
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Finance Department Comes Out in Opposition to Apportionment, RTW Fund Bills | 08/22/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration has announced its opposition to bills that would prohibit apportioning permanent disability to conditions related to pregnancy and require the state to spend all of the $120 million earmarked each year for the Return-to-Work Supplement Program. ...Read More | |||
| Funeral Arrangements Announced for Commission Arbitrator Robert Falcioni | 08/21/2017 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Visitation for Robert Falcioni, who served as an arbitrator with the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission for 20 years, will be held Tuesday, the commission said. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. at Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home, 540 Dixie Highway, at Orr Road, in Chicago Heights...Read More | |||
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Fraud Fighters to Convene for Two-Day Conference | 08/17/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Employers’ Fraud Task Force is hosting “The Big 2017 Fraud Fighting Conference” on Aug. 24-25 at the Pala Resort and Casino in northern San Diego County. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Death Benefits to Increase Based on Consumer Price Index | 08/17/2017 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Department of Financial Services has proposed an amendment to Rule 69A-64.005 to adjust the firefighter death benefits based on the Consumer Price Index. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Judge Allows Applied Underwriters to Argue EquityComp Is Not Insurance Plan | 08/15/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A company whose large-deductible workers' compensation insurance program is banned in several states is allowed to argue in Virginia federal court that signing up for the program involves signing a contract for reinsurance rather than a traditional insurance contract, a federal appellate judg...Read More | |||
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Former Insurance Company Worker Charged With Stealing From Customers | 08/15/2017 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Blount County woman is accused of stealing $38,000 from customers of her former insurance company employer, according to the Alabama Department of Insurance and county District Attorney’s Office. ...Read More | |||
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Father Blames Work Comp Case for Daughter's Suicide Attempt | 08/15/2017 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana father blames his 29-year-old daughter's workers' compensation fight for her suicide attempt, The Oklahoman newspaper reports. ...Read More | |||
