Workers' Compensation News
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PPD Worker Failed to Prove Wage Loss from Injury | 03/08/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker with a compensable permanent partial disability failed to establish his loss of income after his injury was attributable to his injury. ...Read More | |||
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Peace Officer Didn't Forfeit Benefits by Refusing Offer to Work With Juvenile Offenders | 03/04/2016 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a public safety officer's refusal to accept a "light-duty" position that would place her in close proximity to violent juvenile offenders did not forfeit her right to continue receiving benefits for her on-the-job injury. ...Read More | |||
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Pocono Medical Center Names New Occ Med Leader | 03/04/2016 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Dr. Pete Obeng has joined the Pocono Medical Center, based in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, as head of its occupational medicine program. ...Read More | |||
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Panel Passes First Responder PTSD Measure | 03/03/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Connecticut Senate Labor and Public Employees Committee on Tuesday passed legislation that would allow law enforcement and first responders to be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits if they witness violent deaths or maimings, ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol to Start Mailing Dividend Checks March 22 | 03/02/2016 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Colorado's Pinnacol Assurance said it would start distributing dividend checks March 22, and all checks should be delivered by April 22. Pinnac...Read More | |||
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Police Sergeant Accused of Insurance Fraud to Appear in Court | 03/01/2016 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A police officer in Hingham, Massachusetts accused of faking a job-related injury was due in court this week for a pre-trial conference, WATD radio ...Read More | |||
| Pinnacol Accepting Scholarship Applications | 02/29/2016 | ||
| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pinnacol Assurance is accepting scholarship applications from dependents of people who were killed or injured while working for Colorado-based employers. Applicants must be between the age of 16 and 25, have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 and either hold a high school diploma or&nbs...Read More | |||
| Patriot National Reports Loss for Q4, Full Year | 02/26/2016 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Patriot National has reported a $5.4 million net loss in the fourth quarter of 2015 and a net loss of the same amount for the full year. That’s compared to a net loss of $2.4 million in the prior-year quarter and a net income of $10.4 million for full year 2014. The report c...Read More | |||
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Pennsylvania Rating Bureau Rejiggers Class Codes | 02/26/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pennsylvania’s insurance commissioner has approved new manual classification procedures for construction, cable TV and other classifications, the Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau has announced. ...Read More | |||
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Presumptions, Interpreters, Medical Billing Deadlines on Tap for 2016 | 02/25/2016 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers can expect to debate whether to create a presumption that respiratory illness is an occupational disease for first responders, whether injured workers should have the right to choose their own interpreters and whether medical providers should be required to submit invoices wi...Read More | |||
