Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Rejects Settlement Because She Didn't Hear Live Testimony From Worker | 08/28/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld a decision by a workers’ compensation judge to deny approval of a proposed settlement without live testimony from the injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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John Novak Named President of ICW Group Insurance Cos. | 06/30/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| ICW Group Insurance Cos. has promoted John Novak to president. ...Read More | |||
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Jefferson Joins Comp Commission | 03/28/2023 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Asha Joseph Jefferson was recently appointed a member of the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Jan Mello Joins ICW Group as Vice President, Head of Human Resources | 02/24/2023 | |
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| ICW Group Insurance Cos. announced that Jan Mello joined the group of property and casualty carriers as vice president and head of human resources. ...Read More | |||
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Jennifer Santiago Named RIMS 2023 President | 01/04/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| RIMS, the risk management society, on Tuesday announced that Jennifer Santiago will lead the organization as president in 2023. ...Read More | |||
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Janitorial Business to Pay $180,000 in Restitution for Fraud | 12/05/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| HSC International Ltd. was ordered to pay $180,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to premium fraud allegations, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Errs in Rejecting Settlement, Disqualifying Carrier's Counsel | 11/17/2022 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that a trial judge erred in rejecting a workers’ compensation settlement and dismissing an insurance carrier’s counsel based on what she perceived to be a conflict of interest. ...Read More | |||
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Joint Powers Insurance Authority Contracts With Athens Administrators | 11/14/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Joint Powers Insurance Authority announced that Athens Administrators will provide claims administration services for its workers’ compensation programs in 2023. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Allows Feds to Seek Damages for Whistleblower Who Dismissed Private Action | 11/01/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal judge in New York held that claim preclusion doesn’t apply to an action the U.S. Labor Secretary and the Department of Labor brought against a Staten Island health provider seeking damages for a whistleblower who agreed to dismiss a similar private claim brought under state law....Read More | |||
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Judge of Compensation Claims Lacks Jurisdiction to Vacate Arbitration Award | 10/17/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a judge of compensation claims lacked jurisdiction over a worker’s motion to vacate an adverse arbitration award. ...Read More | |||
