Workers' Compensation News
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TMI Attorneys Optimistic After Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Air Ambulance Case | 03/03/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorneys for Texas Mutual Insurance are feeling confident that a potential landmark air ambulance case could finally break in favor of insurers and the Texas workers' compensation reimbursement rules. ...Read More | |||
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TTD Benefits Don't Count Toward Cap | 02/28/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s temporary total disability benefits do not count toward the benefit caps for nonschedule awards. ...Read More | |||
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Teacher Awaits Fate After Comp Claim Leads to Drug Test for Medical Marijuana | 02/27/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida teacher could soon find himself receiving workers' compensation benefits but losing his job because he used medical marijuana as recommended by his doctor. ...Read More | |||
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Trial Lawyers' Lawsuit Accuses Lara of Withholding Records | 02/20/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A trial lawyer group is suing California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of Insurance for allegedly failing to comply with a public record request. ...Read More | |||
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Tower MSA Webinar Will Examine Cybersecurity Risks in Work Comp | 02/06/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Tower MSA Partners will hold a webinar later this month exploring cybersecurity threats to the workers' compensation industry. The use of tec...Read More | |||
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Town Not Liable for Utility Worker's Injuries | 01/30/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a town was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a utility company worker’s Labor Law claims for injuries from being struck by a vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Two Arrested in Kickback Scheme | 01/29/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance announced two men self-surrendered last week at the Orange County Central Justice Center after they were charged with felony insurance fraud, money laundering and unlawful referrals as part of a kickback referral scheme. ...Read More | |||
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Treatment Providers Can't Assert Claim Against Worker's Settlement | 01/28/2020 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the proceeds of a workers' compensation settlement are exempt from claims by medical providers who treated the illness or injury. ...Read More | |||
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Transcom Solutions Names Director of Business Development | 01/15/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Transcom Solutions named Stephen Rios director of business development with responsibility for developing and maintaining business relationships in the Southeastern U.S. ...Read More | |||
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Thoroughbred Group Increasing Purses to Offset Comp Costs | 01/08/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Thoroughbred Owners of California announced that participation purses will increase significantly in 2020, in part to offset increased workers’ compensation costs. ...Read More | |||
