Workers' Compensation News
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Production Companies Argue Jury Misclassified Stuntman for $8.6M Award | 10/23/2020 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Production companies working with AMC Networks argued that a stuntman killed while filming “The Walking Dead” should have been classified as an employee and his parents limited to workers’ compensation benefits, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Put the Form Down: DLI Moving to New Claims Portal | 10/21/2020 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry said the online filing of “R” forms regarding rehabilitation requests and responses will not be available after next week because the department is moving to a new system. ...Read More | |||
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Pie Insurance Reports Rapid Growth With New Approach | 10/16/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pie Insurance, one of the few workers' compensation carriers to advertise on television and offer automated price quotes, announced it has topped $100 million in cumulative written premium in record time. ...Read More | |||
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Postal Service Duplicating Payments to Injured Workers, Audit Finds | 10/14/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Postal Service has overpaid more than half of the injured workers in cases examined in an audit by the USPS inspector general. The au...Read More | |||
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Premium Assessment Increasing 7.14% | 10/09/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the annual premium assessment rate for insurers, self-insured employers and self-insured employer groups will increase 7.14% in 2021. ...Read More | |||
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Pain Clinic Owner Sentenced to 7 Years | 10/08/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of an Ohio pain clinic was ordered to serve 84 months in prison and pay more than $2 million in restitution to Medicare and the state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation for illegally distributing controlled substances and violating anti-kickback laws, federal prosecutors announced....Read More | |||
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Property Manager Can't Bring Labor Law Claims for Alleged Accident at Construction Site | 10/07/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property manager could not pursue a Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from an accident while he was using a flight of stairs at a construction site within the property he managed. ...Read More | |||
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P&T Committee Meets Oct. 21 | 10/06/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that its Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee will hold a virtual meeting from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Oct. 21. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Not Liable for Worker's Injuries | 10/02/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner could not be held liable under the Labor Law for a worker’s injuries from being struck by a tool he was using to move a steel beam. ...Read More | |||
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Panel Says Judge Erred in Adopting Modified Impairment Ratings | 10/01/2020 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a worker is entitled to permanent partial disability benefits for his hip and knee injuries. ...Read More | |||
