Workers' Compensation News
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House Bill Would Reauthorize TRIA, Add NBCR Distinction
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06/18/2014
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, has introduced a House bill to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, winning praise from the American Insurance Association.The House bill would extend TRIA for five years rather than the three years included in several earlier...Read More
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High Court Upholds Corporation's Disclosure of Comp Liabilities
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06/18/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: DE | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Delaware Supreme Court reinstated an arbitrator's determination that a corporation that sold its subsidiary to another company was not required to disclose the subsidiary's workers' compensation liabilities for claims that were "incurred but not reported." ...Read More
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House Budget Drops Funding for Workers' Compensation Judge
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06/17/2014
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State: RI | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A state budget approved last week by the state House does not include funding for a Workers’ Compensation Court judge and two magistrate positions. The three position cuts, which total about $700,000, including benefits, are expected to be approved by the ...Read More
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High Court Says Employer Made Timely Payment of Death Benefits
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06/16/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that an employer made timely payment of a lump-sum of death benefits to the mother of a worker who was killed on the job, and that the employer could not be required to post security to ensure its ability to make future payments of benefits....Read More
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Housekeeper Sues Rapper Mickey Avalon for Work Injuries
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06/11/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A housekeeper who was shocked while cleaning an oven in the home of rapper Mickey Avalon filed a lawsuit against the entertainer, seeking payment of medical costs and reimbursement for lost wages.Lula Malone says in her premises liability complaint filed June 4 with the Los Angeles Super...Read More
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Hickenlooper Signs Bill to Increase Choice of Physicians
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06/10/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Most Colorado employers will have to double the number of physicians their employees can choose from for treatment of workplace injuries beginning next April under a bill signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper.Hickenlooper on Thursday signed HB 1383, requiring most businesses to offer...Read More
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HealthTrust, PLT Cancel Merger; PLT Agrees to Refund $17.1 Million
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06/10/2014
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State: NH | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Two municipal risk pools created by the former Local Government Center have cancelled an October 2013 agreement to merge, clearing the way for $17.1 million in refunds to employer members.In a deal announced last week, Property-Liability Trust will reacquire its...Read More
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Haslam Introduces Plan to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse
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06/09/2014
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State: TN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. Bill Haslam has introduced a state plan to prevent and treat prescription drug abuse in Tennessee.Prescription for Success will attempt to address what is considered a pervasive issue in the state. Of more than 4.8 million adults in Tennessee, about 5%, or 221,000, have used prescri...Read More
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