Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI Files For Rate Reduction
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08/24/2015
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State: MD | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance filed a rate change for Jan. 1, which it projects could reduce workers’ compensation premiums in Maryland, according to a July 28 release from NCCI.
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NCCI Files for Rate Reduction
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08/21/2015
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance has filed a proposed rate change for Jan. 1 that it projects will reduce workers' compensation premiums by 2.2% -- and it may become an even steeper drop once Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty gets done with the rate filing.
NCCI is on...Read More
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Not Pleading Exclusivity Defense Changes Ruling
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08/21/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Missouri appellate court revived a boilermaker's lawsuit for his injuries from an allegedly dangerous condition at a power plant, finding the property owner was not entitled to summary judgment in its favor because it had not adequately pleaded its statutory employer defense.
Case: ...Read More
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No Mandamus Relief for Worker
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08/21/2015
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to mandamus relief overturning a decision by the Industrial Commission that denied her request to add a psyche condition to her comp claim because she had an adequate alternative remedy at law.
Case: State ex rel. Johnson v. OSU...Read More
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New Rules to Take Effect Sept. 6
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08/20/2015
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation announced Wednesday that it has adopted two rules changes regarding record maintenance and stop-work orders. Both are effective Sept. 6.
A change to Rule 69-L-6.015 reduces the business record retention period requirements for employers to...Read More
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National Work Group to Develop Language for Temp Worker Protection Plans
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08/20/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A national work group formed to discuss the safety of temporary workers will meet once a month in Washington, D.C., beginning on Monday and ending in November.
The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health's Temporary Workers Work Group will work to develop best pr...Read More
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No Labor Law Claim for Worker Hit by Pane of Glass
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08/20/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker's Labor Law claim against it for his injuries from a falling pane of glass.
Case: Zamora v. 42 Carmine St. Associates, No. 2014-02546, 08/12/2015, published.
Facts: Jorg...Read More
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Notice of Accident Wasn't Notice of Labor Law Claim
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08/19/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court ruled that evidence of a 911 call, an ambulance report and hospital records established that the City of New York had actual knowledge of an injured worker's accident, but not that it had notice of his claims that his accident was a result of the city's vio...Read More
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NLRB Declines to Call Northwestern Football Players Employees
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08/19/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The National Labor Relations Board ruled in favor of Northwestern University in a dispute on Monday, effectively blocking the school's football team from organizing a union and preventing the players from entering the workers' compensation system.
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NAIC Accredits Insurance Division
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08/18/2015
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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New Jersey's Department of Banking and Insurance announced the National Association of Insurance Commissioners reaccredited it for another five years.
The reaccreditation was announced Friday during NAIC's summer meeting in Chicago.
NAIC reviews state insurance departments...Read More
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