Workers' Compensation News
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Texas Mutual Creates Grant Program for Businesses Affected by Hurricane Harvey | 09/13/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Houston-area businesses that purchase workers' compensation insurance from Texas Mutual can apply for up to $10,000 in grants to repair damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. ...Read More | |||
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Trial Judge Improperly Overturned Denial of Authorization for Surgery | 09/12/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial court judge improperly overturned a denial of a worker’s request for authorization for surgery, as there was sufficient competent evidence to support the rulings of the administrative law judge and the State Board of Workers' Compensation....Read More | |||
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Taxi Co. Owner Indicted for Alleged Failure to Carry Comp Insurance | 09/11/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Rockland County grand jury has indicted a taxi company owner on charges of failing to secure workers' compensation insurance, Mid-Hudson News Network reports. ...Read More | |||
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Texas Mutual Implements Guidewire Products | 09/08/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has adopted several products from Guidewire Software to help run its underwriting, policy administration, client data, product content, billing and enterprise data operations. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Settlement Obligated Employer to Pay for Treatment of Condition it Never Accepted | 09/07/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court ruled that an employer that agreed to settle a worker’s claim was liable for payment for treatment for a condition it never accepted as compensable, but which was causally related to the worker’s accident. ...Read More | |||
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Two Doctors Lose Their Treating Privileges | 09/07/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has revoked Dr. Jadan Hayel Abbassi’s authorization to treat injured workers after a New Jersey medical board accused him of inappropriate sexual contact with a patient. ...Read More | |||
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Three New Arbitrators Appointed; Five Others Reappointed | 09/05/2017 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Bruce Rauner has reappointed arbitrators Anthony C. Erbacci, Steven J. Fruth, David A. Kane, Michael K. Nowak and Ketki Shroff Steffen to the Workers’ Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Today Is Deadline for Conference Early Registration | 09/01/2017 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Early registration will close today for the 4th Annual Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, set for Oct. 5-6 at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in Norman. ...Read More | |||
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Trauma Centers Designated by Region | 08/29/2017 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Department of Public Health has revised its trauma center designations effective Aug. 22. Rockford Health System and OSF St. Anthony Me...Read More | |||
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Three Comp Bills Up for Final Vote in Assembly | 08/28/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Three workers’ compensation bills addressing employee exemptions from mandatory comp coverage, the rights of the California Insurance Guarantee Association to purchase reinsurance, and State Compensation Insurance Fund’s executive hiring powers and the constitution of its board of dir...Read More | |||
