Workers' Compensation News
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Judiciary Committee Schedules Hearings on Omnibus Comp Bill | 03/31/2017 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A legislative policy committee will hear testimony on Alaska Gov. Bill Walker’s proposal that would create a new test to determine independent contractor status, increase penalties for misclassification, eliminate the second injury fund and reduce the state’s cut of employer assessmen...Read More | |||
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Jeff Duncan to Lead Liberty Mutual Health Care Operation | 03/31/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Liberty Mutual has appointed Jeff Duncan senior vice president and chief underwriting officer of the company’s operation focused on insuring health care providers. ...Read More | |||
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Joshua Howle Named Partner of Wigger Law Firm | 03/28/2017 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Joshua Howle has been named a partner of the South Carolina law firm Wigger Law Firm Inc., the Post and Courier reported on its website yest...Read More | |||
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Judge Tosses Lawsuit Accusing Comp System of Gender Bias | 03/24/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has tossed a proposed class action predicated on the idea that the California workers' compensation system is biased against women. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Grants Final Approval to $27M Settlement in Lyft Case | 03/20/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal judge in San Francisco gave final approval to a $27 million settlement between Lyft Inc. and a group of the ride-share company's California drivers on Thursday, Reuters reported. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Can Reject IME's Opinion as to Idiopathic Cause of Worker's Fall | 03/15/2017 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Arizona appellate court last week ruled that a hotel employee was entitled to benefits for her injuries from a workplace fall, even though she couldn't identify a cause for the accident, and the independent medical evaluator concluded that the injuries were idiopathic. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Issues Permanent Injunction Against Medical Directors Making Treatment Decisions | 03/08/2017 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana civil court judge has forbidden the state workers' compensation agency's medical director from making final decisions on injured workers' treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Janitorial Business Owner Accused of Forging Comp Coverage Documents | 03/03/2017 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a janitorial company in Pennsylvania has been charged with forging workers’ compensation insurance documents, The Times-Tribune repo...Read More | |||
| James Pittinger Named Underwriting Director at ANV Global Services | 02/23/2017 | ||
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| ANV Global Services Inc., a North American managing general underwriter owned by insurance group AmTrust Financial Services, has appointed James Pittinger to the role of underwriting director. Pittinger will be based in New Jersey, where he will be responsible for the North American MGU b...Read More | |||
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Jeff Atwater, State CFO, to Resign for University Job | 02/14/2017 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The man who oversees the state's financials will resign later this year to take a job at Florida Atlantic University, his office announced on Friday. ...Read More | |||
