Workers' Compensation News
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John Harris Joins Guarantee Insurance as Underwriting Director
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11/09/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Guarantee Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Patriot Risk Management, Inc., announced Friday that John Harris has joined its leadership team as director of underwriting.Harris has "broad experience in workers' compensation insurance," the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based company said. ...Read More
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Judge Should Have Applied Presumption of Compensability
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10/30/2009
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0
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A workers' compensation judge failed to apply a presumption that a railroad worker's stroke was compensable, an appeals court ruled.Case: Browne v. New York City Transit Authority, No. 506636, 10/29/09, published.Facts: Rufus Brown...Read More
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Judge Refuses to Block H1N1 Mandate for Health Care Workers
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10/16/2009
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0
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New York Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Diamond on Wednesday refused to issue a temporary restraining order blocking a state Health Department mandate that health care workers get flu vaccinations.But the judge said she would hear further arguments next week.The New York State...Read More
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Justice Explains Dissent in Safety Requirement Decision
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10/15/2009
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A horizontal milling machine simply did not comply with statutory specific safety requirements, a member of the state's high court wrote in a newspaper editorial to explain his dissent in a January workers' compensation decision.State Supreme Court Justice Paul Pfeifer was the lo...Read More
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JCC Erred by Scheduling Attorney Fee Hearing Prior to Settlement
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10/09/2009
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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A judge of compensation claims erred by scheduling an attorney fee hearing before the case had actually settled, the 1st District Court of Appeal concluded.Case: Zaldivar, former counsel, v. Florida Transport 1982, et al., No. 1D08-6316, 10/8/09, published....Read More
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Justices Show Concern for Policy Implications of Teacher's Claim
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10/07/2009
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State: MA | Segment: EAST | 0
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The Supreme Judicial Court showed concern about the public policy implications of ruling against a teacher who was injured while chaperoning a ski trip, a Salem newspaper reported.The Salem News reported that Supreme Judicial Court justices asked attorneys representing Karen Sikorski'...Read More
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Jury Convicts Doctor, Wife and Ex-Employee in Drug Scam
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10/07/2009
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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A federal jury has convicted a doctor, his wife and a former employee of conspiracy to obtain a controlled drug through fraud – including by writing prescriptions using fictitious names and the name of a family dog.United States Attorney Donald Washington in Shreveport reported Tue...Read More
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JCC Didn't Consider Whether Neck Injury Caused by Prior Accident
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10/06/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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A claimant who failed to prove that her neck injury resulted from a 2006 workplace accident is nevertheless entitled to treatment and diagnostic tests because the judge of compensation claims never addressed whether the claimant's neck pain was related to a 2004 workplace injury that had been ac...Read More
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Justices: Court Lacked Subject Matter Jurisdiction
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10/01/2009
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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Courts of common pleas lack subject matter jurisdiction to consider an employer‘s unsuccessful fraud allegations, the state Supreme Court concluded.Case: Benton v. Hamilton County Educational Service Center, Nos. 2008-1946 & 2008-1949, 9/29/09, published....Read More
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Judge Miscalculated Carpenter's Average Weekly Wage
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09/15/2009
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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A workers' compensation judge miscalculated a carpenter's average weekly wage by using his after-tax income instead of his pretax income, according to a decision from the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal.Case: Olivier v. Olivier Builders, No. 09-208, 9/9/09, published.Fact...Read More
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