Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Improperly Calculated PD Award, Appeals Court Rules
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03/21/2008
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State: NJ | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New Jersey appellate court ruled that a judge should have considered the combined effect of two separate and permanent injuries when calculating disability, rather than the disability rating for each injury individually.The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court reversed a...Read More
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Judge Denies Review After Carrier 'Capriciously' Ceases TTD Benefit
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03/10/2008
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State: MT | Segment: Courts | 0
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A Montana court denied a carrier's petition for review of a compensable injury after determining that the claimant has not reached maximum medical improvement, and that the carrier had “capriciously” ceased paying temporary total disability benefits.In Porter v. Libert...Read More
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Judge's Illness Extends TRO in AMA Guides Debate
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03/07/2008
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State: SC | Segment: Top | 0
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The federal judge who suspended South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's executive orders mandating the strict application of American Medical Association (AMA) impairment guides has suffered a minor stroke, delaying further action in the legal fight until Monday.Attorneys for Sanford, the...Read More
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Judge: CMS Changes Helped Clear Medicare Logjam in N.J.
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03/06/2008
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State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0
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New Jersey's top workers' compensation judge said Wednesday that a decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to cancel its agreements with 24 regional contractors and hire an administrative unit of Chickasaw Nation Industries (CNI) as the sole collections agent helped ...Read More
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Janitorial Firm Accused of Premium Fraud and Labor Violations
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03/04/2008
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State: CA | Segment: Fraud | 0 | Popular with Legal
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State Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet has filed a civil suit charging a New Orleans-based janitorial firm of premium fraud, tax evasion and labor-law violations.
Bradstreet filed the complaint in San Diego Superior Court against Tidy Building Services Inc. of N...Read More
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Jackson Lewis Helping Presagio with Software
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02/29/2008
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State: NA | Segment: Business | 0
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Jackson Lewis, a workplace law firm, announced Thursday that it has signed an agreement to assist Presagia Corp. to develop a workforce absence and disability software system.Jackson Lewis said it will help Presagia develop the workflow, rules, documentation and decision support required...Read More
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Judge Denies Pre-stipulated Venue Change, Court Affirms
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02/13/2008
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State: FL | Segment: Courts | 0
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A Florida judge acted within his jurisdiction when he refused to grant a change of venue despite the fact that the applicant and claimants' attorneys had already stipulated it, an appellate court ruled.In Rodas v. Commercial Forming Corp., No. 1D07-0637, 2/12/08, attorneys had...Read More
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Jamero Becomes New Claims Manager for SCIF in Rohnert Park
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02/06/2008
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State: CA | Segment: Business | 0
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Robert Jamero is the new claims manager for State Fund's Contract Services division in Rohnert Park. Jamero began working for State Compensation Insurance Fund in 1991 as a claims adjuster in the Santa Rosa District Office. After three years, he moved to the new State Contract Servic...Read More
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Judge Delaterre Reappointed to DWC's Judicial Ethics Committee
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01/24/2008
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State: CA | Segment: Regulatory | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Division of Workers' Compensation has reappointed Administrative Law Judge Norman Delaterre to its workers' compensation ethics advisory committee, administrative director Carrie Nevans announced Wednesday.The committee, established in 1995, reviews all complaints from ...Read More
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