Workers' Compensation News
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John Yurconic Agency Acquires Hazleton Insurance Center | 06/13/2016 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The John Yurconic Agency, an independent insurance agency with 11 locations in Pennsylvania, has acquired one more office in the state: the Hazleton Insurance Center, the agency announced. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Grants Injunction Against Governor's New Comp Panel | 06/09/2016 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Kentucky judge Wednesday granted a temporary injunction prohibiting the governor's reorganization of the Workers’ Compensation Nominating Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Judge: Unions Have Grounds to Challenge Governor on Commission Purge | 06/03/2016 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Kentucky judge has ruled that unions and injured workers who sued Gov. Matt Bevin for abolishing the Workers’ Compensation Nominating Commission and then recreating it with hand-picked successors have “sufficient standing” to petition for a temporary injunction. ...Read More | |||
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Jones Approves 5% Decrease in Pure Premium Rate | 06/01/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved a mid-year reduction in the advisory pure premium rate for workers’ compensation insurance to $2.30 per $100 of payroll, a 5% decrease from the Jan. 1 advisory rate of $2.42. ...Read More | |||
| Judge Prohibits Indicted Doc from Treating Patients | 05/26/2016 | ||
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| A Southern California doctor accused of paying $86,500 for patient referrals will be prohibited from practicing medicine until the criminal charges are resolved, the Orange County Register reporte...Read More | |||
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Judge to Determine Federal Jurisdiction Over Air Ambulance Fee Disputes | 05/19/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A U.S. District Court judge in Texas is debating whether two disputes over the rates being charged by air ambulance providers for serving injured workers belongs in the state court system or the federal court system. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Dismisses CMS Suit Against AG for Failing to Defend Comp Claims | 05/16/2016 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A county judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration against state Attorney General Lisa Madigan alleging that Madigan's office had failed to perform its duty to defend the state against workers' compensation claims filed by home care workers, ...Read More | |||
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Janitorial Firm Agrees to Pay Damages for Misclassifying Workers | 05/16/2016 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New Jersey janitorial firm misclassified employees as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime and minimum wage, the U.S. Department of Labor contends. ...Read More | |||
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Joint Powers Authority for Water Companies Offering Insurance | 05/12/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A recently formed joint powers authority created to provide insurance and technical assistance to California’s small community water systems has partnered with Zenith Insurance Co. for reinsurance services. ...Read More | |||
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Jury Must Be Told to Give 'Special Consideration' to Treating Doctor's Opinion | 05/02/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Supreme Court last week ruled that a jury in a workers' compensation case must be instructed that members are to give "special consideration" to the opinion of the worker's treating doctor. ...Read More | |||
