Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Claims for Discrimination, Retaliation | 09/05/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 142 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 36 min read | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a hospital employee’s claim of disability discrimination and retaliation following her termination for failing to return to work after being injured in a parking lot fall. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Revives Widow's Late Claim for Death Benefits | 08/31/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 200 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| A divided Texas appellate court on Thursday revived a widow’s late-filed claim for death benefits, finding a triable issue as to whether she had good cause for her delay. ...Read More | |||
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Self-Insured Group's Office Furnishings Go to Auction | 08/31/2018 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 146 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 9 min read | |||
| The U.S. Bankruptcy Court has commissioned an auction company to conduct an online-only auction to liquidate the assets of the Louisiana Safety Association of Timbermen. ...Read More | |||
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State Files Suit Against Meat Market Over Lapsed WC Coverage | 08/29/2018 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 183 | 0 | |||
| Some states, including New York and California, prosecute employers who fail to obtain workers' compensation coverage for their employees. In Wes...Read More | |||
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State AGs Fight Rollback of Chemical Safety Rules | 08/28/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 97 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read | |||
| Twelve state attorneys general have called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to abandon a proposal to roll back regulations that protect first responders and other workers from chemical accidents. ...Read More | |||
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Shareholders Approve Cigna, Express Scripts Merger | 08/28/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 228 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read | |||
| Stockholders of Express Scripts Holding Co. and Cigna Corp. have approved Cigna’s proposed acquisition of Express Scripts in a $52 billion deal. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Fraud Assessment, Reporting Bill | 08/24/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 476 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read | |||
| The California Senate passed a bill that would allow the Fraud Assessment Commission to give more money to district attorneys to prosecute workers’ compensation fraud cases. ...Read More | |||
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Staffing Firm Executives Accused of Comp Fraud | 08/24/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1583 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 59 min read | |||
| Three executives for two Southern California staffing companies are accused of defrauding a workers’ compensation carrier by misrepresenting the true employer of nearly 50 workers. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court to Issue Ruling on UR Providers' Malpractice Liability | 08/23/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1012 | 1 | Popular with Legal | 34 min read | |||
| The California Supreme Court will issue a decision today establishing whether utilization review physicians can be sued for malpractice. This ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court's Action Renders Moot Commission's Appeal of Invalidation | 08/22/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 186 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 36 min read | |||
| The Industrial Commission’s appeal of a decision to invalidate a temporary rule on ambulatory surgical centers was rendered moot when the state Supreme Court declined to disturb the Court of Appeals’ determination that the state’s fee schedules were valid. ...Read More | |||
