Workers' Compensation News
Stivers, Two Others Submitted for WC Board | 10/31/2018 | ||
State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Kentucky Workers' Compensation Nominating Committee has offered three names, including the incumbent, for the governor to consider for the Workers' Compensation Board, the state Labor Cabinet said Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
Split Panel Affirms Apportionment in PTD Case | 10/30/2018 | ||
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 3 | Popular with Legal | |||
A split Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board panel ruled that a trial court judge did not make a mistake by apportioning part of a worker’s disability to a prior industrial injury when an agreed medical...Read More | |||
Senate Passes Bill Giving COLAs to Injured Public Safety Workers | 10/30/2018 | ||
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The New Jersey state Senate on Monday approved a bill that provides for cost-of-living adjustments to permanent disability benefits paid to public safety workers injured on or after Jan. 1, 1980. ...Read More | |||
Stephens Adds Four to Payroll | 10/30/2018 | ||
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Stephens Insurance, an affiliate of Arkansas-based investment banking firm Stephens Inc., has hired Kevin Yandell, the longtime workers' compensation and property claims supervisor for the Texas Association of Counties. ...Read More | |||
Striking Union Says Hotel Unwilling to Provide Comp | 10/29/2018 | ||
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California regulators are investigating a San Diego hotel after a striking union reported complaints, included an unwillingness to provide workers’ compensation coverage, that it says it received from replacement workers. ...Read More | |||
Selective Insurance Boosts 3Q Profit by 19% | 10/29/2018 | ||
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Selective Insurance Group has reported net income for the third quarter of $55.4 million, a 19% increase from $46.7 million in last year’s third quarter. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Won't Review Decision Denying Forum for Ex-NFL Player's Comp Claim | 10/26/2018 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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The California Supreme Court will not review a decision from the 4th District Court of Appeal that barred an out-of-state former football player from pursuing a cumulative trauma claim in California. ...Read More | |||
State Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Poorly Worded Second-Injury Fund Law | 10/26/2018 | ||
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Missouri Supreme Court this week heard arguments in a case that could decide whether a law governing the state's second-injury fund is unconstitutional because it's poorly worded. ...Read More | |||
Solano County Reports 85% Drop in Incurred Costs for Ergonomic Injuries | 10/25/2018 | ||
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Solano County reported an 85% reduction in incurred costs for musculoskeletal disorders and repetitive motion injuries after launching a program intended to improve worker ergonomics. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Statutory Process for Compelling Exams | 10/25/2018 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Montana Supreme Court ruled that the statutory process governing independent medical examinations does not violate a worker’s right to privacy or substantive due process. ...Read More | |||