Workers' Compensation News
| Municipal Judge Who Pocketed Comp Settlement Resigns Post | 02/18/2016 | ||
| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New Mexico judge who was suspended from the bench after he was convicted of misappropriating a client's workers' compensation settlement funds has agreed to resign his post to avoid further discipline, the Albuquerque Journal reported Wednesday. Randall Royball, executive direct...Read More | |||
| Manager Resigns After Allegations of Bombs, Defecation Come to Light in Comp Hearings | 02/18/2016 | ||
| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The manager of a rural Colorado water district who promoted an employee despite complaints that he detonated makeshift bombs and attempted to defecate on co-workers has resigned from his post, the ...Read More | |||
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Municipalities Propose Workaround for Cancer Presumption for Firefighters | 02/18/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Wcc | |||
| Municipalities in Connecticut may have found a novel workaround for providing benefits to firefighters who contract cancer, according to the Connecticut Mirror newspaper. Repres...Read More | |||
| Markel Sees Massive Leap in Profits | 02/16/2016 | ||
| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Global insurer Markel Corporation has reported an 81% jump in its net income to $582.7 million in 2015 from $321.2 million in 2014, the company announced last week. The earnings spike coincided w...Read More | |||
| Medical Settlement Firm Merges with Medical Data Aggregator | 02/16/2016 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Medical Settlement Advantage LLC, which negotiates workers’ compensation and Medicare set-aside settlements, has merged with Care Bridge International, which aggregates data on medical claims. The merged company will operate under the moniker MSP Compliance Bridge LLC, a fully owned...Read More | |||
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McCrory Appoints Former State Rep. to Industrial Commission | 02/16/2016 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former three-term North Carolina state representative will join the state Industrial Commission, filling a vacant seat once held by Chairman Drew Heath, who was promoted to a position as state budget director earlier this month. ...Read More | |||
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MLAC Opposition Could Leave Little for Lawmakers to do on Comp | 02/12/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The panel that advises the Oregon legislature on workers' compensation issues is unanimously opposed to a bill that would require injured workers be notified of their right to choose a medical provider and exclude paid sick time from the definition of payroll. ...Read More | |||
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Mailman Charged with Workers' Comp Fraud in Ohio | 02/11/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Ohio has been charged with workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly lying about his medical condition, according to the U.S. Attorney&rsqu...Read More | |||
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Measure Would Provide Comp Benefits To Firefighters Who Develop Certain Cancers | 02/09/2016 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A measure has been introduced in the West Virginia Legislature that will give firefighters that develop certain types of cancer the rebuttable presumption that it was contracted on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Mail Clerk Failed to Establish Connection Between Work and Her Asthma | 02/08/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to a mailroom clerk who blamed the poor ventilation in her workplace as the cause of her asthma. ...Read More | |||
