Workers' Compensation News
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Go Transportation & Translation Hires Colby Cotta as VP of Operations | 04/07/2021 | |
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| Colby Cotta joined Go Transportation & Translation, a national transportation and translation company serving the workers’ compensation industry, as vice president of operations. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Comp Bills | 04/06/2021 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte enacted bills that increase burial expenses and mandate workers’ compensation coverage for interns. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Employee Classification Bill | 03/23/2021 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill that identifies criteria that must be considered when deciding whether a worker is an employee or a contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Announces WCC Appointments | 03/23/2021 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the appointment of two new members to the Workers’ Compensation Commission, as well as the reappointment of four others. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Extending Deadline for Mental Health Group Report | 03/19/2021 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The deadline for the final report from a task force studying issues relating to work comp coverage of mental health claims for first responders was pushed back to 2025, under a bill enacted by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. ...Read More | |||
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Greg Talbot Promoted to Vice President of Actuarial Within Summit | 03/17/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ compensation services provider Summit announced that Greg Talbot was promoted to vice presidents of actuarial. ...Read More | |||
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Guardian Can Challenge Subrogation Against Future Medical Benefits | 03/15/2021 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the guardian of a severely injured worker could challenge the employer’s entitlement to subrogate future medical benefits from a settlement with a third-party tortfeasor. ...Read More | |||
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Golden State Has Weathered Pandemic, but Overall Recovery Likely to Be Slow | 03/12/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California and its workers’ comp system may have outlasted the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the state’s recovery could be relatively slow as long as business restrictions remain in place, economic experts and researchers said during the California Workers' Compensation...Read More | |||
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Grand Jury Brings More Charges Against Men Accused of Defrauding Comp Carrier | 03/03/2021 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A federal grand jury in Massachusetts handed down more charges against two men already accused of committing employment tax and mail fraud, according to the Department of Justice. ...Read More | |||
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Gilson Daub Opens Office in Salt Lake City | 03/02/2021 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Gilson Daub, a workers’ compensation defense, subrogation and general liability firm, announced that it is opening an office in Utah. ...Read More | |||
