Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Surplus Grows Due to Surge in Investment Earnings | 10/19/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Washington state’s monopoly workers’ compensation insurer spent more on losses and expenses than it earned in premiums during the past fiscal year, but tripled its investment earnings and finished the year $1.383 billion in the black, according to ...Read More | |||
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LASIE Offers Seminar for Adjuster Licensing | 10/17/2018 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In keeping with a Louisiana law that requires claims adjusters to be licensed, the Louisiana Department of Insurance and the Louisiana Association of Self-Insured Employers will host a seminar to help aspiring adjusters pass the exam. ...Read More | |||
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Lawyer Suspended Months After Pleading to Defrauding Federal WC Program | 10/16/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| More than a year after pleading guilty to defrauding the federal workers' compensation system, a Dallas-area lawyer with roots in Zimbabwe has been disbarred. ...Read More | |||
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Lack of Settlement Authority a Barrier to Claim Closure | 10/12/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In many workers’ comp cases, there’s a narrow window of opportunity when parties on both sides of the claim are close to reaching a settlement, some say. ...Read More | |||
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L.A. Times Endorses Poizner for Insurance Commissioner | 10/04/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday endorsed Steve Poizner in the race to replace California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Issues $126,400 Fine for Trenching Violations | 10/03/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries fined a construction company $126,400 for failing to protect workers from dangers of working...Read More | |||
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Lawsuits Argue That Certificates of Need Increase Costs | 10/02/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two physicians — one in North Carolina and another in Iowa — think they have found at least a partial solution to rising medical costs and have filed lawsuits to clear the way. ...Read More | |||
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Last Employer for Worker With Asbestos-Related Disease Must Pay Death Benefits to Widow | 09/28/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that the last employer responsible for exposing a worker to asbestos was liable for the payment of death benefits to the man's widow. ...Read More | |||
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Labor and Industry Names General Counsel, Ombudsman Lead | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced two promotions in the latest edition of its newsletter: Jessica Stimac to director of department’s Office of General Counsel, and Pam Carlson as lead of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Ombudsman. ...Read More | |||
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Letter Carrier Busted After Heavy Lifting at Comic Con | 09/25/2018 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former New Hampshire postal worker pleaded guilty in federal court last week to making false statements and working while receiving federal workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
