Workers' Compensation News
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General Contractor Wasn't Entitled to Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim | 12/08/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 651 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a general contractor on a construction project had not been entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims for violation of Labor Law Section 200 and negligence. ...Read More | |||
| Gallagher Nominated for Workers' Compensation Judge | 12/05/2017 | ||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 420 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Chris Christie has nominated Florence attorney R. Louis Gallagher II to become a workers’ compensation judge. He and others nominated for judicial positions must be vetted by ...Read More | |||
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Greg Agnone Joins MEC in Group Captive Position | 11/29/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 330 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Midwest Employers Casualty has hired Greg Agnone as director of business development for group captives, a newly created position. Agnone comes to ...Read More | |||
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Governor Appoints Labor & Industry Commissioner | 11/22/2017 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 662 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Montana Gov. Steve Bullock recently appointed Galen Hollenbaugh to serve as commissioner of the Department of Labor & Industry. ...Read More | |||
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Guarantee Insurance Deemed Insolvent; Delinquency Action Initiated | 11/20/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 808 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| Guarantee Insurance Co. doesn’t have enough funds to increase its reserves to required levels and is now insolvent, Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier said on Friday. And contributing to the shortfall is what Altmaier called the illegal diversion of more than $15 million from GIC...Read More | |||
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General Surgeon Loses Authorization to Treat Injured Workers | 11/16/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 365 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Board has temporarily suspended general surgeon Dr. Ogedi Ohajekwe’s authorization to treat injured workers and perform independent medical examinations. ...Read More | |||
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Galloway Man Is 11th to Plead Guilty to Role in Compound Cream Scheme | 11/15/2017 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 498 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Galloway, New Jersey, man is the 11th person to plead guilty to participating in a scheme to sell expensive prescription compound creams to public employees who did not need them, defrauding the state's pharmacy benefits administrator of $50 million in the process. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Seeks 'Management Fee' on MSF Investments to Balance Budget | 11/09/2017 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 384 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 1 min read | |||
| Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is calling lawmakers to Helena for a special session to address a $227 million budget deficit and is proposing a “management fee” on some assets of the Montana State Fund as part of the fix. ...Read More | |||
| Greenville-Based Benefit Provider Acquires Local TPA | 11/03/2017 | ||
| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 522 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Greenville, South Carolina-based benefits provider BSI Companies has acquired the third-party administrator Hewitt Coleman & Associates, whose offices are located about five miles down the road, ...Read More | |||
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Guard Insurance Spending $11M on New Headquarters in Wilkes-Barre | 11/03/2017 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 770 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 1 min read | |||
| Berkshire Hathaway’s Guard Insurance has purchased a high-rise building in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, for its corporate headquarters. ...Read More | |||
