Workers' Compensation News
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Tower MSA Names Kathleen Losada VP of Strategic Services | 05/04/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 110 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| Kathleen Losada has joined Tower MSA Partners as vice president of strategic services. ...Read More | |||
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Texas Mutual Founding Employee Retires After 26 Years | 05/04/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 285 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read | |||
| Terry Frakes, who has headed up public affairs for Texas Mutual Insurance Co. for the past 26 years, has retired, the carrier announced Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Texas Mutual Issuing Record $280M Dividend | 05/03/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 236 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 45 min read | |||
| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced Wednesday that it will issue a record $280 million dividend to policyholders. The carrier said nearly 75% of po...Read More | |||
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Talent Payroll Service Provider Qualified as 'Employer' Eligible for Comp Purposes | 05/01/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 191 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 34 min read | |||
| Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a talent payroll service provider qualified as an “employer” eligible for coverage from the Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association. ...Read More | |||
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Trucker's Award for Out-of-State Accident Gets Tossed Due to Lack of Jurisdiction | 05/01/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 156 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 11 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned an award of benefits to a truck driver for his injuries from an out-of-state accident, due to a lack of jurisdiction over the claim. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver's Statutory Employment Agreement Foreclosed Tort Claim | 04/30/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 195 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 47 min read | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a truck driver could not proceed with a personal injury claim based on an alleged accident at a sugar mill, since he had entered into an agreement acknowledging that he was the defendants’ statutory employee. ...Read More | |||
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Telemedicine Rules to Take Effect Sept. 1 | 04/26/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 276 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 45 min read | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it has approved regulations that will allow medical providers to bill insurers for telemedicine services. ...Read More | |||
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Tax Cut Helps Boost Travelers' Profit by 8% in Q1 | 04/25/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 140 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 242 min read | |||
| The Travelers Cos. has reported net income of $669 million for the first quarter, an 8% increase from $617 million in the same quarter last year. Co...Read More | |||
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Travelers Now Offering Telemedicine Doctor Visits | 04/23/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 438 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| The Travelers Cos. is now offering telemedicine services for injured workers, the company announced last week. Qualified injured employees can ...Read More | |||
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Tribal Employer's Potential Immunity Didn't Foreclose Worker's Claims | 04/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 160 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a casino worker could proceed with her claim for workers’ compensation benefits against a her tribal employer’s insurance carrier and third-party administrator regardless of whether the tribe itself was immune from liability. ...Read More | |||
