Workers' Compensation News
Jones Orders Pure Premium Rate of $1.63, Lower Than WCIRB Filing | 11/08/2018 | ||
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California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Wednesday approved a pure premium rate of $1.63, a steeper cut than the $1.70 rate recommended by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. ...Read More | |||
Jo Copeland Named VP of Managed Care at PMA | 11/05/2018 | ||
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PMA Cos. has named Josephine “Jo” Copeland as vice president of managed care. ...Read More | |||
Judge Misapplied Test for Determining Whether Cab Driver Qualified as Employee | 10/31/2018 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that a judge applied an incorrect standard to determine that a driver was not an employee of a cab company. ...Read More | |||
Judge Orders PAC to Retract Mailers That Smeared Reform Proponent | 10/25/2018 | ||
By: Eddie Curran (correspondent) | |||
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A Pennsylvania court on Wednesday ordered a political action committee allegedly controlled by the Philadelphia claimants’ firm of Pond, Lehocky, Stern & Giordano to retract allegations made against a Republican state representative who is running for re-election. ...Read More | |||
Janitor Accused of Double-Dipping | 10/15/2018 | ||
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A Connecticut janitor is accused of collecting $17,408 in workers’ compensation benefits while continuing to work in the same job. Ronald...Read More | |||
Judge Shouldn't Have Excused Worker's Delay in Filing Claim | 10/15/2018 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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A New York appellate court overturned a judge’s finding that a worker’s delay in filing a claim for alleged injuries was excusable. ...Read More | |||
Jason Quattropani Named WCC Clerk | 10/12/2018 | ||
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The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission has named Jason Quattropani as its new clerk. Quattropani is replacing Marjorie Platt, wh...Read More | |||
Jury Convicts Doctor of Fraud, Lying to Medical Board | 10/09/2018 | ||
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A Riverside County jury convicted a doctor on seven counts of fraud relating to workers’ compensation medical-legal reports, and seven counts of perjury for lying to the Medical Board of California during a disciplinary proceeding. ...Read More | |||
Job Training Voucher Gets Few Injured Employees Back to Work, DIR Says | 10/01/2018 | ||
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
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A program that provides up to $6,000 in job training benefits to California injured workers with a permanent partial disability doesn’t seem to be accomplishing its goal, officials said last week. ...Read More | |||
Jennifer Carter Joins Brown & Brown as Commercial Lines Adviser | 09/24/2018 | ||
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Jennifer Carter has joined Brown & Brown Gulf States as a commercial lines insurance and risk adviser in the Gulfport, Mississippi, office. ...Read More | |||