Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Challenges Legislative End Run | 01/12/2017 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has amended his lawsuit against legislative leaders to challenge his predecessor’s appointment of his chief of staff’s wife to the state Industrial Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Announces Three Appellate Judge Nominations | 12/29/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Jerry Brown appointed one justice to the 5th District Court of Appeal and two judges to the 4th District Court of Appeal. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Says 'Balanced' Reforms Needed to Curb Runaway Costs | 12/29/2016 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says that without “balanced” workers’ compensation reforms, the state will lose the ability to provide good jobs and expand its tax base. ...Read More | |||
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General Contractor Owed No Duty of Care to Subcontractor's Employee | 12/28/2016 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Texas appellate court ruled that the general contractor on a construction project had no duty to protect a subcontractor's employee from an injury caused by his coworker. ...Read More | |||
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Gainesville Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud | 12/27/2016 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Gainesville clinic owner pleaded guilty to insurance fraud and was ordered to repay $1 million after an investigation by the Texas Department of Insurance found that he billed for chiropractic services without having a licensed chiropractor on staff. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Reappoints Two to Cost Containment Board | 12/14/2016 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper reappointed an employer representative and an insurance industry executive to three-year terms on the Workers’ Compensation Cost Containment Board. ...Read More | |||
| Governor Taps Veteran Attorney to Represent Employers on WCC | 12/13/2016 | ||
| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Little Rock attorney Chris Palmer as employer representative to the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission for a six-year term. ...Read More | |||
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Gov. Appoints Claimants' Attorney to Workers' Comp Court | 12/12/2016 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has appointed attorney Dirk V. Block to the state Workers’ Compensation Court. ...Read More | |||
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Guard Charged With Beating Inmate to Death Collected Comp Benefits | 12/07/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former Rikers Island prison guard collected $10,000 in workers’ compensation benefits for an injury he suffered while allegedly beating an inmate to death, the ...Read More | |||
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Governor: State Improves Standing on Ranking of Premium Costs | 12/01/2016 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pennsylvania has improved its standing on a national ranking of workers' compensation insurance costs. ...Read More | |||
