Workers' Compensation News
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Municipality Can Be Held Liable to Employee of Uninsured Contractor | 07/23/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Appellate Court of Connecticut on Friday ruled that a municipal employer can be held liable to the employee of an uninsured contractor, just the same as any private employer would be. ...Read More | |||
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Megan Watt to Head North America Claims for Chubb | 07/18/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Chubb has appointed Megan Watt as executive vice president and head of North America claims. ...Read More | |||
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Morrish Steps in as NCOIL Vice President | 07/16/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Louisiana Sen. Dan “Blade” Morrish has been named vice president of the National Council of Insurance Legislators, or NCOIL. ...Read More | |||
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Memorial Service for Longtime Commissioner Leeds Set for July 21 | 07/16/2018 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A memorial service will be held Saturday for former Maryland Workers' Compensation Commissioner Jacques Leeds Jr. Leeds died July 1 at age 90. The...Read More | |||
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Medical Committee Meets Thursday to Tackle Formulary Requirements of HB2 | 07/16/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A medical advisory committee, tasked with devising ways to implement a drug formulary and prescribing guidelines as required by House Bill 2, will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Memo Reminds Attorneys on Overbilling; Texas Mutual Says 'It's Not Over' | 07/13/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After news broke last month that a claimants' attorney had been indicted on fraudulent billing charges and that other attorneys had billed for thousands of hours per year, many in the state expected regulators to launch some sort of investigation. ...Read More | |||
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Mine Operator Failed to Rebut Presumption That Long-Time Worker Died of Pneumoconiosis | 07/13/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the widow of a long-time miner was entitled to black-lung benefits, since the man's former employer was unable to rebut the presumption that the employee had died of pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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MLAC Reviewing 2019 Legislative Proposals | 07/13/2018 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Oregon’s joint labor-management workers’ compensation advisory panel said it is ready to start reviewing legislative proposals for the 2019 session. ...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Names Associate Underwriter | 07/13/2018 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ compensation insurer MEMIC Group named Douglass Pitts as associate underwriter in New Hampshire. ...Read More | |||
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Man Charged in Massive Check-Cashing Fraud in Miami | 07/09/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A man who was convicted of workers' compensation fraud in 2012 has now been charged in connection with a $500 million fraudulent check-cashing enterprise that helped contractors pay workers in cash and avoid compensation costs. ...Read More | |||
