Workers' Compensation News
|
Players Union Angered Over Comp Initiative It Says Would Harm Pro Athletes | 02/07/2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Football League Players Association is threatening to warn free agents not to sign with the Chicago Bears over legislation that would end workers’ compensation disability benefits at age 35 for professional athletes in Illinois. ...Read More | |||
|
PBMs Say Formulary Is a Go, but Board Says No Decision Yet | 02/03/2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Pharmacy benefit management firms met with the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board in December and were told a closed drug formulary has the green light for later this year, an Optum official confirmed Thursday. ...Read More | |||
|
Public Employer Not Immune From Civil Liability for Worker's Exposure to Asbestos Dust | 02/03/2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that a public employer can be liable to an employee for workplace exposure to asbestos dust, if the condition causing exposure falls within one of the recognized exceptions to governmental immunity. ...Read More | |||
| Panel Will Discuss Recent Changes to Medicare Set Aside Accounts | 02/03/2017 | ||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Bar Association’s 2017 Workers’ Compensation Section Annual Meeting concludes today with the theme “Medical Miracles: How Advances in Medicine and Technology are Impacting the Workers’ Compensation Landscape.” The ...Read More | |||
|
Panelists: Reducing Claim Disputes Could Lead to Fewer Attorney Fees | 01/26/2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida lawmaker on Wednesday proposed that workers’ comp claim data filed with the state should no longer include an injured worker’s name and address, so that attorneys can’t access the information and use it as a list of potential new clients. ...Read More | |||
|
Pond Lehocky Hires Matthew Allen in Pittsburgh Office | 01/26/2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Applicants' attorneys at the workers' compensation and Social Security disability law firm Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano have added a new member to their roughly 40-person team. ...Read More | |||
|
Peter Thomas Joins Moffatt Thomas as Comp Defense Attorney | 01/26/2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Attorney Peter Thomas has joined the law firm Moffatt Thomas, where he will represent employers and insurers in workers' compensation disputes, the Idaho firm announced. ...Read More | |||
|
Public Comment Accepted on Donegal Merger With Mountain States | 01/24/2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Insurance Department is accepting public comment on the proposed merger of Donegal Mutual Insurance Co. with Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co. ...Read More | |||
|
Prison Guard Pleads Guilty to Workers' Compensation Fraud | 01/24/2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Ross County corrections officer must pay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation nearly $6,000 in restitution after investigators said he was working while collecting benefits. ...Read More | |||
| Proposed Bill Would Provide Greater Punishment for Noncompliant Employers | 01/23/2017 | ||
| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Bills introduced to the Massachusetts Legislature would increase the penalties for employers who fail to provide workers’ compensation insurance and ease restrictions on out-of-state employers. SD.490, sponsored...Read More | |||
