Workers' Compensation News
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MEMIC Hires Newton, Cosey to Key Financial, Underwriting Roles | 02/17/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurance specialty carrier with offices from Maine to Florida and licenses across the nation, has hired Bill Newton to serve as director of financial reporting and L.C. Cosey to serve as small business express production underwriter for the Southeas...Read More | |||
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MedRisk's 2022 Trends Report Highlights Value of Early PT | 02/04/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The timing and type of physical therapy can directly impact workers’ compensation claim outcomes, according to MedRisk’s 2022 Outlook Industry Trends report. ...Read More | |||
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MEM Names Jennifer Langan VP, Chief Claims Officer | 02/03/2022 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Missouri Employers Mutual announced the appointment of Jennifer Langan as vice president and chief claims officer. ...Read More | |||
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MLAC Opens Debate Over Proposal to Expand Firefighter Cancer Presumption | 01/25/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Labor advocates and firefighter representatives told members of Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee that pending legislation to expand the types of cancers that are presumed to arise out of employment is about fairness and equality as much as anything else. ...Read More | |||
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Mention of Plaintiff's Comp Claim During Civil Suit Proceedings Doesn't Warrant New Trial | 01/25/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a verdict in favor of a defendant in a personal injury action, finding the mention of his workers’ compensation claim did not warrant a new trial. ...Read More | |||
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Mason's Labor Law Claim for Fall Can't Be Resolved by Summary Judgment | 01/24/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his alleged fall on the roof of a building under construction could not be resolved by summary judgment. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Cannabis Bill Includes Comp Provisions | 01/19/2022 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The use of cannabis would not be a reason to deny compensation for workplace injuries in some circumstances, under a bill moving through the Kansas Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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MLAC Preparing to Review 2022 Legislative Proposals | 01/11/2022 | |
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| Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee is preparing to review proposals for the 2022 legislative session that would affect the state’s workers’ compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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Med-Legal Announces End of Operations | 12/28/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California-based litigation support and medical record management firm Med-Legal announced that it is ceasing all business operations and that its services will no longer be accessible after Feb. 15. ...Read More | |||
| Maximum Benefit Increasing to $1,048 in 2022 | 12/21/2021 | ||
| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The maximum weekly compensation rate will increase to $1,048 in 2022, the Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency announced. State law sets the maximum benefit at 90% of the average weekly wage, which increased to $1,163.79 as of June 30, from $1,083.33. The agency ...Read More | |||
