Workers' Compensation News
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No Death Benefits for Tow Truck Driver's Biological Children | 10/09/2019 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to the biological children of a truck driver who was killed by a train, finding there was insufficient evidence to establish that they were dependent on him at the time of his death. ...Read More | |||
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Nominating Committee to Meet Oct. 24 | 10/09/2019 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee will meet Oct. 24 to consider applications to fill a vacancy on the Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
| NJCRIB Announces Updated Posting Notice Form | 10/09/2019 | ||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Employers have more options for posting information about their workers’ compensation carriers after the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance approved amendments to the New Jersey Compensation and Employers Liability Manual. The changes allow employers to post and maintain notices ...Read More | |||
| Nov. 20 Hearing Scheduled for Proposed 3.4% Rate Cut | 10/09/2019 | ||
| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alabama Department of Insurance will hold a hearing Nov. 20 to discuss a proposal to reduce voluntary loss costs by 3.4%. The National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended the loss cost reduction with a proposed effective date of March 1. NCCI is also recommending an overall ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Who Fell in Parking Lot | 10/04/2019 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for injuries from a fall in a parking lot where he and his fellow employees were permitted, but not required, to park. ...Read More | |||
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Nominating Committee Accepting Names for Comp Appeals Board | 10/04/2019 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Workers' Compensation Nominating Committee is accepting applications for a board member position in the Department of Workers' Claims, the committee announced this week. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Average Air Ambulance Payment Was $20,384 in 2017 | 10/03/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| After peaking in 2016, the average cost per episode for air ambulance service in workers’ comp dipped to $20,384 in 2017, according to a new report from the National Counc...Read More | |||
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No Death Benefits for Family of Cop Who Committed Suicide | 09/30/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a police officer’s family was not entitled to benefits for her on-duty suicide. Case: M...Read More | |||
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New Head of OSHA Construction Directorate Has 19 Years at Agency | 09/30/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor has named a longtime regional administrator as its new head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Directorate of Construction, overseeing an industry that has come under increasing scrutiny because of worker injuries and illegal labor practices....Read More | |||
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New Chief Judge in Division of Administrative Hearings Approved | 09/27/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Seven months after Florida's Republican governor asked the state's chief administrative judge to step aside, the office now has a new leader. ...Read More | |||
