Workers' Compensation News
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Sedgwick Names John Stanzi President of Casualty Operations for the Americas | 10/12/2020 | |
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| Sedgwick on Friday announced the appointment of John Stanzi as president of casualty operations for the Americas. ...Read More | |||
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State Seeks Applicants for Rehabilitation Review Panel | 10/09/2020 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Secretary of State is accepting applications for eight positions on a panel that advises the Department of Labor and Industry on workers’ compensation vocational rehabilitation issues. ...Read More | |||
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Sedgwick Names Andrea Buhl President of Managed Care Operations | 10/09/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Sedgwick on Thursday announced the appointment of Andrea Buhl to the role of president of its managed care operations. ...Read More | |||
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Set-Aside Pros Air Wish List for Areas Where Medicare Needs to Improve | 10/08/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
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| We all need a little help from time to time, especially when it comes to the seemingly inconsistent, ever-evolving and sometimes inscrutable rules on Medicare set-asides for injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Denies PPD to Firefighter With Hearing Loss | 10/08/2020 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Louisiana appellate court upheld a denial of permanent partial disability benefits to a longtime firefighter for his cumulative work-related hearing loss. ...Read More | |||
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Sedgwick Launches COVID Reporting Program to Comply With SB 1159 | 10/07/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Sedgwick announced a new program that it says will streamline the process of reporting COVID-19 infections as required under legislation recently enacted by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. ...Read More | |||
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Subrogation Waiver in Carrier's Policy Doesn't Apply to Worker's Medical Malpractice Action | 10/07/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a blanket waiver in a workers’ compensation insurance policy did not apply to waive the carrier’s subrogation rights against the health care providers who allegedly committed malpractice in treating its insured’s employee. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Revives Apartment Managers' Claims for Workplace Mold Exposure | 10/07/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the live-in managers of an apartment complex could proceed with their tort claims against the owners for alleged exposure to toxic mold. ...Read More | |||
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Stenographer Pleads Guilty to Inflating Invoices | 10/07/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Inspector General’s Office announced that a stenographer pleaded guilty to routinely inflating billing invoices in a scheme that netted $187,700. ...Read More | |||
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Stephen Barnes, of Famous Cellino & Barnes Injury and Comp Firm, Dies in Plane Crash | 10/06/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The cofounder of a nationally known injury and workers' compensation firm was killed in the crash of a small plane near Buffalo, New York, on Friday. ...Read More | |||
