Workers' Compensation News
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Jonesboro Accepts Bitco's Bid for FY15 Comp Coverage
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11/13/2014
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Source: Guidewire Software
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Jonesboro, Georgia, City Council elected to go with Bitco for its workers’ compensation coverage for fiscal year 2015, according to the Clayton News Daily.
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Judges Orders Players Union to Join in NFL Drug-Use Litigation
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11/03/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal trial judge presiding over a lawsuit by a group of former professional football players over the National Football League's alleged practice of plying athletes with opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications and surgical anesthetics is demanding that the players' union ...Read More
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JCC Could Enforce Settlement Agreement, but Couldn't Add Terms to It
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10/29/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Florida appellate court ruled that an injured worker couldn't back out of a settlement agreement she had reached with her employer, but she couldn't be forced to comply with additional requirements that the judge of compensation claims had inserted into the terms of the agreement.
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Janitor Caught Bowling after Injury Pleads Guilty to Fraud
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10/17/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A long-time janitor for a Northern California school district pleaded guilty to fraud after prosecutors say he was seen bowling just one day after telling a doctor pain in his right shoulder prevented him from working, according to a report by The Recorder in Vacaville.
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Judge Recuses Himself from Godfrey Lawsuit
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10/14/2014
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State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The judge presiding over a discrimination lawsuit against Iowa’s governor has recused himself from the case. In a court order, Chief Judge Arthur Gamble said a conflict of interest has arisen that forces him to step aside from former Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Christopher Godf...Read More
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Jones Voices Concerns over Rate Adequacy, Effects of SB 863
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10/09/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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SAN FRANCISCO – On the same day that California reclaimed the dubious distinction of being the most expensive state for workers' compensation, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones warned that some carriers might not be charging enough to cover their costs.
In closing Wednesday'...Read More
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Judge Upholds $67,600 in Fines for Chicken-Processing Plant
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10/09/2014
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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After contesting citations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, an administrative law judge has affirmed $67,600 in fines for a South Fallsburg, New York-based chicken-processing plant.
Inspectors cited MB Consultants, doing business as Murray's Chickens, for one re...Read More
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Judge Settles Comp Suit with City of Birmingham
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10/08/2014
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Source: AL.com
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State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Birmingham municipal judge has settled a workers’ compensation lawsuit against the city for $35,000 in an agreement reached through mediation, according to AL.com.
The attorney for Judge Brendette Brown Green said the suit was necessary to secure Green’s long-term medical pa...Read More
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Juvenile Detention Worker Arrested for Double Dipping
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10/03/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Southern California juvenile detention worker was arrested for collecting more than $60,000 in temporary disability benefits while operating his landscaping business on the side.
The Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office announced that James Levice Davis Junious, 33, faces four f...Read More
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