Workers' Compensation News
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Kentucky Office of Workers' Claims Seeking Judge
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04/28/2008
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State: KY | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Kentucky Workers' Compensation Nominating Commission is accepting resumes for the position of administrative law judge to work with the Office of Workers' Claims.The positions are fulltime. Judges are prohibited from holding any other public office or maintaining a legal prac...Read More
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Ky. High Court Remands Increased Benefits Case for Secondary Job
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04/28/2008
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State: KY | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Kentucky Supreme Court decided not to triple the benefits of a employee with a permanent partial disability who was able to return to his primary job, but remanded the case to determine whether he is entitled to more benefits because of his secondary job.In Miller v. Square D Co....Read More
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Keenan Teams with SafeSchools for Online Safety Training in Calif.
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04/22/2008
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State: CA | Segment: Business | 0
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Keenan & Associates announced Monday that it has formed a partnership with SafeSchools to provide an online training program specifically designed for California public educational agencies. Beginning this summer, Keenan will provide all of its property and casualty clients with acce...Read More
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Kentucky Judge Approves AIK Settlement
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04/21/2008
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State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Kentucky circuit court judge closed the latest chapter in the a four-year battle over the $90-million failure of self-insured workers' compensation trust AIK Comp last week.The Kentucky Office of Insurance (KOI) announced Friday that Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas D. Wingate ende...Read More
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Kentucky Reports 200 Fraud Cases in 2008
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04/14/2008
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State: KY | Segment: Fraud | 0
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The Kentucky Insurance Fraud Division reported it received 57 referrals in March and obtained restitution judgments of $5,603 – nearly half of the $10,111 it logged so far this year.The fraud unit said it has received 200 referrals of fraud allegations since the beginning of 2008 a...Read More
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Kansas Court Affirms PD Reduction for Pre-existing Injury
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04/08/2008
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State: KS | Segment: Courts | 0
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An administrative law judge correctly reduced a woman's permanent total disability award because of a pre-existing back condition, an appellate court ruled. The Kansas Court of Appeals considered a claimant's arguments challenging a lower court's interpretation of K.S.A. 44-5...Read More
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Kitchen Cabinet Makers, OSHA Approve Safety Alliance
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04/03/2008
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State: NA | Segment: Safety | 0
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association signed an alliance to promote workplace health and safety for employees of association members and other companies involved in manufacturing kitchen cabinets and similar products.Under the...Read More
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Kentucky Lawmakers Approve AMA Delay
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04/02/2008
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State: KY | Segment: Top | 0
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The Kentucky General Assembly voted last week to delay implementation of the Sixth Edition of the American Medical Association (AMA) Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment and gave state officials until Jan. 5, 2009, to report back on the impact to workers.The Kentucky House ov...Read More
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Kentucky Lawmakers Approve AMA Delay
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03/31/2008
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State: KY | Segment: Top | 0
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The Kentucky General Assembly voted last week to postpone the use of the Sixth Edition of the American Medical Association (AMA) Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment and gave state officials until Jan. 5, 2009, to report back on the impact to workers. The Kentucky House a...Read More
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Ky. Agent Jailed in Railroad Car Scheme
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03/27/2008
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State: KY | Segment: Fraud | 0
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A former Kentucky insurance agency owner who insured nonexistent railroad cars and financed the policies was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison on a single count of mail fraud, Kentucky regulators announced Tuesday.U.S. Attorney David L. Huber and John Burkholder,...Read More
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