Workers' Compensation News
| Industrial Commission Mourns Death of Chief Deputy Commissioner | 09/04/2020 | ||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The chief deputy commissioner of the North Carolina Industrial Commission has died after an 11-year battle with breast cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Indictment Charges Former Postal Worker With Double Dipping | 08/10/2020 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal grand jury indicted a 56-year-old former postal worker on charges of fraud for allegedly working part time while receiving more than $3,000 per month in workers’ compensation indemnity benefits, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland announced. ...Read More | |||
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Incomplete Form Sinks Carrier's Reimbursement Bid | 08/06/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier was not entitled to reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund because it failed to properly complete the form requesting recovery. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC: Proof of Coverage XML Standard Released | 08/06/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions announced the publication of new standards used by insurers to report workers’ compensation insurance policy data. ...Read More | |||
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Infectious Disease Experts Are Hard to Find and Expensive for COVID Claims | 08/05/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers who litigate comp claims over COVID-19 infections are finding themselves between a virus and a hard place, experts and attorneys say. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Posts Meeting Agenda and Email Address for Acting Chief Deputy | 08/04/2020 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Industrial Commission posted notice that communications meant for the chief deputy commissioner should be addressed to Tamara Nance, the acting chief deputy commissioner. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Waits Too Long to File Malpractice Suit Against Doctor | 07/31/2020 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker waited too long to file a malpractice action against the doctor who had treated her work injures. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Trooper Charged After Running T-Shirt Printing Business | 07/24/2020 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Connecticut state trooper was charged Wednesday with defrauding the state's self-insurance pool of more than $47,000 in workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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ICW Group Expands Risk Management Offerings With Safety OnDemand | 07/23/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| ICW Group Insurance Cos. launched Safety OnDemand, an e-learning safety platform for its workers’ compensation policyholders. Safety OnDemand is...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Doesn't Lose Entitlement to Benefits by Collecting Pay for Husband's Labor | 07/22/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court upheld a finding that an injured worker did not commit fraud by completing an application and drawing a paycheck from an employer for labor performed by her husband. ...Read More | |||
