Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Reappoints 11 Arbitrators, Says Goodbye to 20-Year Veteran | 09/02/2016 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday reappointed 11 arbitrators to the state Workers’ Compensation Commission and thanked outgoing arbitrator Robert Williams for his nearly 20 years of service. ...Read More | |||
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Genex Acquires IME Provider Objective Medical Assessments Corp. | 09/01/2016 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Genex Services has acquired Objective Medical Assessments Corp., a provider of independent medical examination and peer review services. ...Read More | |||
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Golf and Country Club Shut Down Over Workers' Compensation Issue | 08/22/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida golf and country club remains shut down over a worker’s compensation issue. Plant City officials with the Department of Financial S...Read More | |||
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Gov. Signs Bill Modifying CIGA Assessment, Collection Requirements | 08/19/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Insurance Guarantee Association will be allowed to take legal action against employers requesting payment of any deductibles owed to an insolvent carrier under a bill Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law. ...Read More | |||
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Grocery Worker, Aesthetician Sentenced in Separate Fraud Cases | 08/19/2016 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A grocery store worker who filed a claim for a pre-existing condition, and an aesthetician who failed to report she was working while collecting indemnity benefits, were sentenced this week after pleading guilty to felony theft in separate cases, the Washington state Department of Labor & Ind...Read More | |||
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Goldberg Segalla Hires Two Workers' Compensation Associates | 08/19/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Goldberg Segalla law firm as hired two new associates for its Syracuse and Garden City offices. ...Read More | |||
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Great American Promotes Donna Carrelli to Division VP | 08/16/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Great American Insurance Group has promoted Donna Carrelli to divisional vice president of its annuity group, the company announced Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Guidance Begins to Emerge on Medical Marijuana Use | 08/15/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As more states legalize medical marijuana, and pot has started showing up in workers’ compensation claims, two schools of thought seem to be emerging. ...Read More | |||
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Great American Insurance Rolls Out Coverage for Administering Naloxone | 08/10/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In another sign of the widespread impact of the national opioid epidemic, Great American Insurance Group has begun offering a professional liability endorsement to cover the administration of naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose. ...Read More | |||
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Governor's Comp Conference Aug. 24-26 in Big Sky | 08/08/2016 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Sessions on spinal cord injuries, neuropsychiatric therapy and stress management are on the agenda for the Montana Governor's Conference on Workers' Compensation at the Big Sky Resort Aug. 24-26. Speakers include: Dr. Kenneth C. Parsons of Paradigm Outcomes, on...Read More | |||
