Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI Launches Court Case Insights | 12/16/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance launched a new resource providing information about court cases throughout the country that may impact workers’ compensation systems. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Pitches Classification Changes for Oil and Gas Fracking Workers | 12/16/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is proposing two classification changes for oil and gas workers, which could give employers more flexibility in determining premiums. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Indemnity Benefits Keep Pace With Wage Growth in Most States | 12/06/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Indemnity benefits on a wage-adjusted basis have kept pace with wage growth since 2000 in most of the states where the National Council on Compensation Insurance provides ratemaking services, according to a new ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Groundskeeper Who Died From Meningitis | 12/03/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal overturned a finding of compensability for a groundskeeper’s death from meningitis, explaining that state law required clear and convincing evidence of the level of occupational exposure to fungus. ...Read More | |||
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Nichols Launches Sentinel Lobbying Group, Newsletter | 12/03/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Steve Nichols, the longtime manager of workers' compensation services for the Insurance Council of Texas, has launched a lobbying and consulting firm in Austin. ...Read More | |||
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No Payment Due to Interpreter Service That Didn't Request Review of Invoice | 11/22/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier is off the hook for paying the bills of an interpretation service due to the provider’s failure to comply with procedures for payment of liens. ...Read More | |||
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No Duty Disability Benefits for Police Officer Injured in Car Accident | 11/20/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a police detective was not entitled to duty disability retirement benefits for his injuries from a car accident that happened while he was allegedly headed to a meeting with a civilian. ...Read More | |||
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N.M. Calls Conservation Order Superfluous; Status of CIC Policies Uncertain | 11/11/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara can’t stop California Insurance Co. from fleeing the state and leaving employers without valid workers’ compensation coverage because the carrier already left in October, according to regulators in New Mexico. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Teacher Who Fell in Parking Lot | 11/08/2019 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that a teacher was not entitled to benefits for her injuries from falling in the parking lot of her school as she was leaving for the day. ...Read More | |||
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No TTD Benefits for Payroll Clerk Fired for Filing False Time Sheets | 11/07/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a payroll clerk who was fired for falsifying her time sheets. Case: State ...Read More | |||
