Workers' Compensation News
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PHI Air Medical Files for Bankruptcy; Could Affect Texas Case | 03/18/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The global helicopter transport company at the heart of a dispute over whether air ambulance firms can be bound by workers' compensation fee schedules has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ...Read More | |||
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PAID Act Proposal Returns to Help With Secondary-Payer Identification | 03/15/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Proponents of legislation aimed at making it easier for workers’ comp payers to identify secondary payers who might be owed money for a claimant’s medical treatment are trying again this congressional session. ...Read More | |||
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Paramedic Accused of Submitting False Income Statements | 03/15/2019 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Mississippi paramedic was arrested after being indicted on one count of workers’ compensation fraud, Attorney General Jim Hood announced. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/14/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a couple was entitled to partial summary judgment for a worker’s Labor Law claim for a trip and fall, since they did not control his activities and were unaware of the alleged hazard. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Had No Liability to Independent Contractor's Injured Employee | 03/12/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a property owner was not civilly liable for injuries an independent contractor’s employee suffered in a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Pie Insurance Raises $45 Million in Series B Funding Round | 03/06/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pie Insurance, which sells workers’ compensation policies online directly to small businesses, has completed a $45 million funding round, the company announced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Pet Food Manufacturer Fined $95K for Alleged Safety Violations | 03/05/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Miami pet food manufacturer is facing $95,472 in proposed penalties for allegedly exposing workers to hazards that could lead to amputations or falls. ...Read More | |||
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PTSD Coverage Bill Heading to Governor | 03/01/2019 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would make post-traumatic stress disorder a compensable condition when not accompanied by a physical injury is heading to the desk of Republican Gov. Brad Little. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Qualified as Injured Worker's Statutory Employer | 03/01/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a refinery owner was entitled to immunity under the workers’ compensation law as the statutory employer of a worker injured on its property. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Not Liable for Worker's Slip-and-Fall Injury | 03/01/2019 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner was entitled to summary judgment on a worker’s personal injury claim for a slip and fall while making a delivery of construction materials. ...Read More | |||
