Workers' Compensation News
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Irvine Firm Bentley & More Names Clare Lucich Partner | 01/19/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The two-year-old Irvine law firm Bentley & More, which specializes in product liability, personal injury and workers’ compensation litigation, has named Clare Lucich a partner. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Co. ProAssurance Names Edward Rand COO | 01/19/2018 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Birmingham, Alabama-based insurance company ProAssurance Corp. announced this week that it has promoted Edward Rand to chief operating officer. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Can Proceed With Claims Against Property Owner, Contractor | 01/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker can proceed with his claim for damages against a property owner for an allegedly dangerous condition, as well as a claim against a contractor that created the hazard. ...Read More | |||
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Investigators Cracking Down on Premium Fraud | 01/17/2018 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida workers’ compensation fraud investigators made 407 arrests and secured 360 convictions in fiscal 2017, slightly down from the year before and significantly less than in fiscal 2015, a new report states. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Can't Swap Earnings From Base Period to Pump Up Unemployment Benefits | 01/16/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker who is monetarily eligible for unemployment benefits cannot substitute higher-earning quarters into his base period for the purpose of increasing his benefits. ...Read More | |||
| Industrial Commission Starts Sending Notices by Email | 01/11/2018 | ||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Industrial Commission has been sending attorneys of record notice of opinions and award by email since the start of they year. The commission said it will use only certified mail to provide notice when it does not know an attorney’s email address, or when notifyin...Read More | |||
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Instructional Error Led to Improper Dismissal of FELA Claim | 01/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals revived an injured railway worker’s claim under the Federal Employers Liability Act, finding that the jury had been improperly instructed on the statute of limitations for filing the claim. ...Read More | |||
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Investors Hungry for Express Scripts Shares | 12/27/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two large investors snapped up additional shares of Express Scripts Holding Co. in the third quarter. Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC bought 317,8...Read More | |||
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Injury Rate Drops to Lowest Level in State's History | 12/26/2017 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Kentucky’s rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses dropped to 3.4 per 100 full-time employees in 2016, the lowest rate since the federal government began collecting that data in 1996, the state Labor Cabinet said Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Interest/Discount Rate Rises for Next Quarter | 12/26/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation has determined that any interest or discount provided for in the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act will be at the rate of 5.21% for the first quarter of 2018. ...Read More | |||
