Workers' Compensation News
| ICA Adds Fraud Warning to Revised Forms | 06/30/2015 | ||
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| The Industrial Commission of Arizona revised two forms to include a fraud warning required under legislation signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey earlier this year. Ducey in April signed House Bill 2331, by Rep. Karen Fann, R-Prescott, to cut off indemnity benefits to workers convicted of f...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Appoints former NCCI Manager as Director for EDI Programs | 06/30/2015 | |
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| Injured Railroad Worker's outside Finances Shouldn't have been Used against him at Jury Trial | 06/25/2015 | ||
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| The Montana Supreme Court reversed and remanded a decision from a district court that allowed an injured railroad employee's finances to be used as evidence and for excluding evidence that could have proved the railroad's negligence. Case: Martin v. BNSF Railway Co., DA...Read More | |||
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Ironworker Loses Labor Law Claim Predicated on Fall while Shoveling Snow at Jobsite | 06/24/2015 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that an ironworker was not entitled to a recovery under the Labor Law or through negligence for his injuries from fa...Read More | |||
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Industrial Exposure to Chlorine Gas Didn't Cause Worker to later Develop Nerve Problems | 06/22/2015 | |
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| The Montana Workers' Compensation Court ruled that a worker's industrial exposure to chlorine gas was not the cause of his peripheral neuropathy....Read More | |||
| Insurance Agency Is Liable for ex-Employee's Fraud in Generating fake Comp Policy for PEO | 06/19/2015 | ||
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| A divided New York appellate court panel ruled that an insurance agency could be held liable for the acts of a former employee in providing a customer with a falsified workers' compensation insurance policy. Case: Regency Oaks Corp. v. Norman-Spencer McKernan, No. 496 CA 14-01911, 06/...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Developing Informational Packet on how Formularies Work for Lawmakers, Regulators | 06/18/2015 | |
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| A working group meeting through the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions is developing a pack...Read More | |||
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Insurance Dept. Earns 5-Year NAIC Accreditation | 06/17/2015 | |
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| Idaho's Department of Insurance was reaccredited for five years by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. NAIC subjects accredited i...Read More | |||
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Injured Police Officer Gets Wage-Loss Benefits to Compensate for Her lost Overtime Earnings | 06/16/2015 | |
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| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an injured police officer was entitled to wage-loss benefits after she returned to light-duty work since she suffered a loss in earnings due to a department policy which prohibited employees on modified duty from working overtime. ...Read More | |||
| IWCI Seminar Scheduled Aug. 6-7 | 06/15/2015 | ||
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| Carl Van The Indiana Worker's Compensation Institute...Read More | |||
