Workers' Compensation News
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Pair Accused of Cashing Dead Woman's Comp Checks | 04/18/2024 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Prosecutors in southeastern New York announced that two people were arrested and charged with grand larceny and insurance fraud for allegedly cashing workers’ compensation checks sent to one of the suspect’s dead mother. ...Read More | |||
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P&T Committee Meets April 17 | 04/08/2024 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The committee that advises the California Division of Workers’ Compensation on updates to its prescription drug formulary is meeting April 17. ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Board Elects Akasha Absher as Chair | 04/03/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance announced that its board of directors elected Akasha Absher as its chairwoman. ...Read More | |||
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PTSD Study Meetings Set for Late April | 03/29/2024 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is hosting two informational meetings about the PTSD study on its scope and status. The pre...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Highlights Performance Rating | 03/22/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado's largest workers' compensation carrier, said new data from the Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation shows that the company is again the top-performing comp insurer in the state, based on injured workers' satisfaction ratings. ...Read More | |||
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Pinnacol Issues $15 Million Dividend | 03/21/2024 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance on Wednesday issued a $15 million dividend to policyholders. Businesses that had a policy with an expiration dat...Read More | |||
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Policy Exclusion Allows Carrier to Avoid Liability for Worker's Accident at Logging Site | 03/13/2024 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier’s policy exclusion for injuries subject to the Workers’ Compensation Act allowed it to avoid liability for a logging employee’s accident. ...Read More | |||
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Premium Dispute With State Insurance Fund Goes to Board of Claims | 03/13/2024 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a premium dispute between an employer and the State Workers’ Insurance Fund belongs before the Board of Claims. ...Read More | |||
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Plant Owner Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Claims by Subcontractors' Injured Employees | 03/04/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a chemical refinery owner should have been granted summary judgment dismissing civil suits filed by subcontractors' employees who were injured in an explosion at the facility. ...Read More | |||
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Police Officer Gets Benefits for Aggravation of Preexisting Back Problems | 01/31/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a police officer for an aggravation of his preexisting back issues. ...Read More | |||
