Workers' Compensation News
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Hans Hagen Named President, CEO of Insurance Recovery Group | 10/22/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Insurance Recovery Group Inc., a provider of subrogation, second-injury fund and recovery services, has appointed Hans Hagen president and chief executive officer. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Hears Former Inmate's Case on Indemnity Benefits | 10/18/2019 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former inmate’s case against the State of Nevada for paying him only about 50 cents a day following a work-related injury was heard this week by the state Supreme Court. ...Read More | |||
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HomeCare Connect Hires Lisa Maciolek as National Account Manager | 10/15/2019 | |
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| Lisa Maciolek has been named national account manager for HomeCare Connect, a company that manages workers’ comp home health services. ...Read More | |||
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Helmsman Management Services to Acquire Eberle Vivian | 10/04/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Helmsman Management Services, Liberty Mutual's wholly owned third-party administrator, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Eberle Vivian Inc., a regional TPA serving the Pacific Northwest. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Order Requiring ALJ to Revisit Finding on Employment Status | 10/01/2019 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a decision by the Workers' Compensation Board ordering an administrative law judge to re-examine whether a transportation broker qualified as an employer of an injured truck driver. ...Read More | |||
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Hearing on Rate Reduction Set for Oct. 4 in Tallahassee | 09/26/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will hold a hearing Oct. 4 on a proposed 5.4% average decrease in workers' compensation loss costs, the office announced. ...Read More | |||
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HEMIC Declares $3.5 Million Policyholder Dividend | 09/13/2019 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The board of directors of Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co. has declared a $3.5 million dividend that will be paid to qualifying policyholders. ...Read More | |||
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Handful of Bills Return to House of Origin to Review Amendments | 09/12/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers passed a handful of bills back to their house of origin for concurrence with recent amendments, including measures that would expand the state’s prescription drug-monitoring database, create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable, and impose ne...Read More | |||
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Hotels in Three States Must Now Supply Panic Buttons to Housekeepers | 09/12/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
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| Starting next year, hotel housekeepers in Illinois, New Jersey and Washington state should be armed with panic buttons they can press in case of assault, a move that worker advocates say may or may not affect the number of workers' compensation claims by hotel staff. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Splits on Worker's Entitlement to Attorney Fees | 09/06/2019 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The District of Columbia’s highest court ruled that a worker could not obtain an award of attorney fees after he prevailed in a dispute about the compensation he was due because no informal conference had been held. ...Read More | |||
