Workers' Compensation News
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Jasper County Worker Indicted on Comp Fraud Charge
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09/11/2013
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State: MS | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An injured worker from Louin, Miss., was indicted this week on a charge of workers' compensation fraud based on allegations that he continued to receive benefits after returning to work.The Associated Press reported Monday that David Myrick Cox, 55, surrendered to investigators of At...Read More
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Judge Did Not Err in Rejecting Uncontradicted Opinion of Voc. Expert
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09/09/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MO | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An administrative law judge did not err in finding an injured worker to have been totally disabled by a 2003 truck accident, even though the uncontradicted opinion of a vocational expert was that part of the worker's disability could be attributed to conditions which pre-dated the accident,...Read More
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JPIA Warns City of Unfavorable Loss History
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09/06/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Joint Powers Insurance Authority is asking the city of Calexico to take steps to address a number of “red flags” that indicate it is “experiencing difficulties in its risk management operations,” according to documents obtained by the Imperial Valley Press....Read More
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JUA Rates Panel Calls for 1.7% Rate Cut
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09/04/2013
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Rates and Forms Committee of the Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association on Tuesday agreed to recommend that the FWCJUA's governing board reduce residual market premiums by 1.7%, effective Jan. 1, 2014.The recommendation follows a call by the National Cou...Read More
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Judicial Director Outlines New Mediation Program
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08/30/2013
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State: SC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The judicial director of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission is cautioning against inaccurate pleadings filed in advance of mediations required by a new commission program launched on June 28.In the summer edition of South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educationa...Read More
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Jobless Rate, Changing Workforce a Challenge for Comp Sector
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08/23/2013
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By David Dankwa, Senior ReporterORLANDO, Fla. – The current high unemployment coupled with the changing composition of America’s workforce is creating challenges for the workers’ compensation industry.Although the job market is improving – 6 million o...Read More
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Job Applicant's Signed Release Did not Waive Negligence Claim
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08/19/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a job applicant who injured his back in a pre-employment strength test did not waive his ability to sue his potential future employer for negligence when he signed a waiver of liability before attempting the test.Case: Blankenship v...Read More
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JCC's Authority to Compel Discovery not Contingent on Filing of PFB
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08/16/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Other
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A judge of compensation claims may compel the production of documentary evidence, even before the filing of a petition for benefits, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled. Case: Covell v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., No. 1D13-1232, 08/15/2013, publish...Read More
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Judge Allows some Greenlight Re Claims against AUI to Proceed
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08/14/2013
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By David Dankwa, Senior ReporterA federal judge in New York has allowed a number of the major claims to proceed in a lawsuit filed by Cayman Islands-based Greenlight Reinsurance Ltd. against managing general agent Appalachian Underwriters Inc. and parent Insurance Services Group. ...Read More
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