Workers' Compensation News
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Law Didn't Fully Eliminate Carrier's Subrogation Right in Malpractice Suits | 01/08/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled Wednesday that the passage of a malpractice reform bill did not eliminate the ability of an employer to assert a subrogation lien against a claimant's recovery in a malpractice suit for future medical and wage-loss benefits. ...Read More | |||
| Lawmaker Wants Investigation into Potential Bias Against Injured Minorities | 01/04/2016 | ||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A St. Louis lawmaker wants a legislative investigation into whether any bias exists against injured minorities within the state's workers' compensation system. Democrat Rep. Karla May ...Read More | |||
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Legislative Committee Approves Industrial Commission Rule Changes | 12/31/2015 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A committee of North Carolina state lawmakers has approved 10 new rules proposed by the Industrial Commission, nine of which take effect Feb. 1, the commission announced on its website. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Ponder Proposals to Attract More Volunteer Firefighters | 12/30/2015 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Legislators and firefighters in Maine are pondering ways to attract more firefighting volunteers, and one inducement under consideration is providing them workers' compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers to Take Another Tilt at Fee Schedule Legislation | 12/29/2015 | |
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| By: John Breslin (Eastern Bureau Chief) | |||
| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Virginia state lawmakers will take another tilt at introducing legislation to set up some type of medical fee schedule in the state, the speaker of the General Assembly confirmed Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Gears Up for 5th Run at Revising Intoxication Statutes | 12/24/2015 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: NM | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Once again, New Mexico lawmakers are set to debate legislation that would reduce workers' compensation benefits to workers whose drug or alcohol intoxication contributed to the accident. ...Read More | |||
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Law License Restored for Attorney at Center of MEM Scandal | 12/24/2015 | |
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| By: John Breslin (Eastern Bureau Chief) | |||
| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Supreme Court has reinstated the license of an attorney at the center of a scandal over funds secretly funneled to Missouri's Democratic Party from Missouri Employers Mutual. ...Read More | |||
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LHWCA Barred Civil Liability to Injured Worker and Worker's Employer | 12/22/2015 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the exclusive remedy provisions of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act barred a civil suit by a wor...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Bows to Pressure, Removes Controversial Negligence Proposal | 12/21/2015 | |
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| By: John Breslin (Eastern Bureau Chief) | |||
| State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Republican lawmaker has bowed to pressure and removed from a bill a controversial proposal to reduce benefits based on employee negligence, which legislative analysts said would have substantially increased workers' compensation litigation in Wisconsin. ...Read More | |||
| Liberty Mutual Names Underwriting Chief of Public Entity Practice | 12/21/2015 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Susan Kostro to the position of chief underwriting officer of the company’s public entity practice. ...Read More | |||
