Workers' Compensation News
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Goldsmith Asks IWIF and other Insurers for Hurricane Grace Period
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11/02/2012
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State: MD | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese M. Goldsmith on Thursday asked the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund (IWIF) and other property and casualty insurers to extend grace periods to policyholders to allow for late premium payments in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.Goldsmith said in a re...Read More
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Guard's Post-Flu Heart Problems Were Presumptively Work-Related
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10/17/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A prison guard whose stomach flu led to his development of cardiac problems was entitled to benefit from the statutory presumption of industrial causation for his condition.Case: Walters v. State of Florida, No. 1D11-6707, 10/16/2012, published....Read More
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Guaranty Fund Liable for Borrowed Employee's Injury
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10/16/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A policy issued by a carrier to the employer of a borrowed employee was not "other insurance" that had to be exhausted before the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund could be held liable for benefits due to that worker after he was hurt on the job.Case: Illinois Insuran...Read More
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Governor Picks Podiatric Medicine, Nursing Board Members
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10/16/2012
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State: AR | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe today announced 24 appointments to state boards and commissions, including three to the State Board of Nursing and one to the Board of Podiatric Medicine.Dr. H. F. (Bunny) Brown III, Little Rock, was reappointed to the Board of Podiatric Medicine. Brown's app...Read More
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Governor Says Shift away from State Courts Major Possibility
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10/11/2012
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State: TN | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is continuing to develop a workers' compensation reform plan but said taking the initial adjudication of claims disputes out of the state's courts is a major possibility, the Nashville Business Journal reported on Wednesday."That's one of the ones w...Read More
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Guard's Colon Condition Not Related to Compensable Back Injury
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10/10/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: AR | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A former security guard's colon condition was not related to his admittedly compensable cervical spine injury, an Arkansas appellate court ruled.Case: Efird v. Whelan Security Inc., No. CA12-392, 10/03/2012, published.Facts: Alan J. Ef...Read More
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Governor Picks 3 for MIOSHA Appeals Board
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10/10/2012
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed three members to the state Board of Health and Safety Compliance and Appeals. The appointees are Craig Chunchick of Shelby Township, D. Lynn Coleman of Ashley and Kevin Lepak of West Bloomfield. The seven-member board reviews all contes...Read More
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Governor to Decide on 6 WSI Board Members Whose Terms Expire
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10/08/2012
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State: ND | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Six members of the North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) board of directors will need to be replaced or reappointed by Gov. Jack Dalrymple when their terms expire at the end of the year.Four of the six members represent employers and two represent employees. WSI l...Read More
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Governor Seeks Candidates for Comp Appeals Court Judgeship
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10/03/2012
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State: MN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. Mark Dayton announced Monday that a vacancy on the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals will occur when Judge Thomas L. Johnson’s term expires on Jan. 7, 2013.The court consists of five judges appointed to six-year terms by the governor and confirmed by the s...Read More
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Gov. Appoints Claimants' Attorney as Judge in Mobile County
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10/01/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: AL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley appointed a Mobile claimants' attorney as Mobile County District judge, the Press-Register newspaper reported on Friday.The governor named Jay York to the post, which is open because of the retirement of Judge Michael McMaken, the newspaper said....Read More
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