Workers' Compensation News
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House Passes Bill to Revoke Medical Licenses from Convicted Fraudsters
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10/06/2014
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State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Michigan House of Representatives has passed legislation to permanently revoke the licenses of medical providers convicted of fraud. Current state law allows for potential license reinstatement beginning five years after a fraud conviction.
The bill, HB 5842, passed the House on Thurs...Read More
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High Court Says Worker Can Sue LLC Manager under Employer Liability Law
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10/03/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the individual members of a limited liability company are not shielded from civil liability for an employee's injuries from an on-the-job accident if it pre-dates the passage of Senate Bill 678 last June.
Senate Bill 678 extended the sco...Read More
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High Court Hears Argument on Compensability of Office Worker's Fall
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09/24/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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South Carolina's Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral argument in a dispute about whether a social services worker who was injured when she tripped while walking down a carpeted hallway at her office had suffered a compensable injury.
The case was Nicholson v. South Carolina Department...Read More
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Hub California Picks up Integrated HR Outsourcing Service
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09/23/2014
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Source: Hub International
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Insurance brokerage Hub International has acquired a Silicon Valley startup that offers integrated human resources, risk management and workers' compensation administration.
The services Hub has acquired along with the company, Algentis, will bolster its California operations, ac...Read More
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High Court Denies Review of Defense Attorney's Challenge to Sanctions
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09/16/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Supreme Court last week ordered that Beverly Hills defense attorney Martin Reiner be suspended from the practice of law for two years, although it stayed execution of the actual suspension.
Reiner instead will be on probation for two years, and only be actually su...Read More
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High Court Asked to Resolve COLA Flap
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09/15/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Washington Department of Labor and Industries is asking the state Supreme Court to review a ruling that a cost-of-living freeze in the 2011 workers’ compensation reform bill didn't stop maximum statutory benefits from increasing.
In its petition for review, L&I says the ...Read More
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Houston Nurse Sentenced for Double-Dipping
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09/12/2014
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Source: Texas Mutual Insurance Company
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Travis County district court has sentenced a Houston woman for workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, Texas Mutual Insurance Company said in a release.
Raj Dhingra reported an occupational injury while working as a nurse for Kids Home Care of Texas in Houston, according to T...Read More
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