Workers' Compensation News
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Municipal Employee Can't Bring Tort Suit for Injuries From Alleged Hazing Incident | 05/04/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a former city employee who allegedly suffered psychological distress after she was verbally attacked by her coworkers in a holiday party hazing incident could not assert a viable tort claim against her employer. ...Read More | |||
| Michael Karfunkel, AmTrust Founder and Chairman, Dies | 04/29/2016 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| AmTrust Financial Services Inc. on Thursday announced the death of the company's founder and chairman, Michael Karfunkel. Karfunkel and his brother, George, who is a company director, founded AmTrust in 1998. Michael Karfunkel served as AmTrust's chairman throughout the...Read More | |||
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MSF Holding Career Open House Saturday | 04/29/2016 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana State Fund is holding a career fair open house on Saturday at its office in Helena. Attendees will have the opportunity to ...Read More | |||
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Measure Expands Workers' Comp Fund Board, Allows Pay Increase | 04/27/2016 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The board of the Utah Workers' Compensation Fund could expand to nine members, and board members may be eligible for a pay raise, under legislation that passed during this year's legislation session that takes effect on May 10. ...Read More | |||
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Machining Shop Put Workers in Danger From Chemicals, Other Hazards, OSHA Says | 04/27/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A machining and assembly plant in Allentown has been cited for a number of violations found during a February inspection by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Treatment Guidelines Facing Strong Opposition | 04/26/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A proposal to adopt evidence-based workers’ compensation medical treatment guidelines in Pennsylvania is facing some stiff opposition, with the Pennsylvania Bar Association, some physicians and even top staff in the Department of Labor & Industry coming out against it. But among...Read More | |||
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Mesa Pharmacy Liens Since 2015 Demand Almost $100 Million | 04/22/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A mail-order compounding pharmacy whose parent delayed its annual financial report, ousted its chief executive officer and reported a "substantial working capital deficit" earlier this month has filed nearly 12,000 liens since the start of 2015 with a total claimed value just less than&...Read More | |||
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MarketScout Adds Staff to Workers' Comp Division | 04/22/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| MarketScout, an insurance distribution and underwriting company, has expanded its workers’ compensation division with the addition of three staff members in San Francisco, Las Vegas and Atlanta, the company announced on Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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More Analysis Needed to Determine if Injury in N.Y. Covered by Oregon Law | 04/19/2016 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An administrative law judge failed to properly review whether an Oregon resident who was injured in New York while undergoing training for a new job was eligible for workers' compensation benefits, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled. ...Read More | |||
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MSF to Start Using Updated Billing Guidelines | 04/18/2016 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Montana State Fund said it would start using updated medical billing guidelines from the Department of Labor & Industry on June 1. The d...Read More | |||
