Workers' Compensation News
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Red Cross Volunteer Can't Get Benefits for Face Injury | 10/18/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a volunteer for a charitable organization could not receive workers’ compensation benefits for an injury she sustained while providing her services to the group. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Companies Cited for Alleged Lack of Fall Protection | 10/18/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Two roofing companies have been cited for allegedly not providing workers with fall protection at a work site in Greenacres, Florida. The ...Read More | |||
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Restitution of $6,049 Ordered in Double-Dipping Case | 10/09/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A man who repaired appliances while collecting benefits for an industrial injury was ordered to pay $6,049 in restitution to Texas Mutual Insurance Co., the carrier announced. ...Read More | |||
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Report Shows Cost Savings, Better Return to Work for In-Network Care | 10/02/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A larger percentage of injured workers treated by network providers returned to work than did those treated outside Texas workers' compensation care networks. ...Read More | |||
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Roadside Cleanup Program Stalls Over Comp Coverage | 09/25/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Fresno-area officials are trying to figure out who should pay for workers’ comp coverage for criminal offenders sent to clean up trash along highways. ...Read More | |||
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Rate of Positive Drug Tests Varies by Industry, Quest Reports | 09/25/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Retail workers who had urine drug screens last year tested positive 5.4% of the time, the highest rate among 17 industry sectors examined in a new report from Quest Diagnostics. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Uber Drafts Bill to Create New Classification for Drivers | 09/11/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Uber has reportedly crafted a potential bill that would create a new worker classification for gig-economy drivers and serve as an alternative to Assembly Bill 5 in the California Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Lara Met With Applied Executives in March to Discuss Re-Election Campaign | 09/11/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara met with executives from Applied Underwriters two months earlier than previously reported, according to the Sacramento Bee. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Applied Underwriters Sales Price Is $737 Million | 09/09/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Berkshire Hathaway is selling its stake in Applied Underwriters and a group of related companies for $737.1 million, according to a report last week from S&P Global Market ...Read More | |||
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Report: Commissioner Halts Fundraising for Year | 09/05/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has halted fundraising for his re-election campaign until the end of the year, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
