Workers' Compensation News
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Police Officer Gets Duty Disability Benefits, but no Accidental Disability Retirement
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11/07/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A police officer's injury from helping a stranded motorist push a disabled vehicle out of a heavily trafficked roadway entitled him to performance of duty retirement benefits, but not accidental disability retirement benefits, a New York appellate court ruled.
Case: Hoehn v. New York ...Read More
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Premium Volume Increases as Combined Ratio Declines
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11/06/2014
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State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Net premium volume for the Indiana workers' compensation market climbed to $830 million in 2013, the highest level in a decade, according to a State Advisory Forum by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
The Indiana Compensation Rating Bureau posted the NCCI analysis on its...Read More
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Perry Appoints TDI's Corna as New Injured Employee Counsel
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11/03/2014
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Jessica Corna as the state’s new Injured Employee Public Counsel, the governor’s office announced in a release.
Corna is the assistant director of governmental relations at the Texas Department of Insurance and previously served as a workers...Read More
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Poultry Plant Cited for 9 Serious Violations
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10/31/2014
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Source: OSHA
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State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Wayne Farms LLC for exposing workers to dangerous machinery, falls and musculoskeletal disorder hazards, OSHA announced in a release.
Wayne Farms, a poultry-processing plant based in Jack, Alabama, was cited for nine seri...Read More
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Parties Request Stay in Drobot Criminal Sentencing
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10/30/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Dec. 12 sentencing hearing for Michael D. Drobot should be delayed until next year to allow him the opportunity to testify against any co-conspirators and enable prosecutors to assess his cooperation in connection with a sentencing recommendation, according to a joint stipulation filed with t...Read More
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