Workers' Compensation News
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Tile Worker Can't Establish Claim for Slip From Tub | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims based on his fall from the rim of a bathtub while installing tile. ...Read More | |||
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TDI Adds In-Force Policies to Terror Act Endorsement | 01/04/2021 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, reauthorized by Congress in 2019 to protect insurers against catastrophic losses, will now apply to existing or “in-force” workers' compensation policies, according to an order from the Texas Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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TDI Sets Maintenance Tax Rates for 2021 | 12/30/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas insurance commissioner has finalized assessment rates for maintenance taxes and fees for 2021, with some showing a slight increase over this year's levels. ...Read More | |||
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Two Construction Firms Charged With Defrauding State Insurance Fund | 12/29/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owners of two Queens construction companies have been charged with defrauding the New York State Insurance Fund out of more than $2.6 million in workers' compensation premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Tower MSA Partners Names Melissa Galea Director of Operations | 12/28/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Melissa Galea joined Tower MSA Partners as director of operations, a position in which she will be responsible for driving the company’s Medicare secondary payer operational business model. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Employer's 'Letter of Guarantee' Doesn't Allow It to Dodge Payment | 12/28/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer that issued a letter of guarantee to a treatment provider did not conclusively establish a lack of contractual liability to pay the bills. ...Read More | |||
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Tyson Fires Seven After Probe Into Virus Betting Charges | 12/21/2020 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tyson Foods plans to terminate seven employees, one month after allegations surfaced that managers at an Iowa meatpacking plant took bets on how many workers would fall ill from the coronavirus. ...Read More | |||
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Three-Member Panel Approves New Medical Reimbursement Despite 'Fictional' Basis | 12/18/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Despite sharp criticism from insurance representatives that parts of Florida's 2021 medical reimbursement plans are based on “made-up numbers,” the state's Three-Member Panel unanimously endorsed the new methodology with few questions asked. ...Read More | |||
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Task Force Urges Legislature to Take Steps to Stem Misclassification | 12/15/2020 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters has “strongly endorsed” a Wisconsin task force's report on worker misclassification, which includes recommendations for the upcoming legislative session. ...Read More | |||
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Top Officials Hail State's 6.6% Rate Decrease | 12/04/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Some of Florida's top elected officials are highlighting a 6.6% average decrease in workers' compensation rates for 2021, almost a month after it was approved by the state's insurance commissioner. ...Read More | |||
