Workers' Compensation News
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Trucker Who Fell From Cab at Home Owed Benefits, but Must Pay for IME | 04/19/2017 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Supreme Court sided with the Circuit Court for Lawrence County on the issue of whether a trucker was owed benefits for injuries sustained after falling from his truck's cab. ...Read More | |||
| Texas Mutual Awards $1M in Safety Education Grants to 10 Colleges | 04/17/2017 | ||
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| Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has awarded $1 million in grants to 10 community colleges across Texas for workplace safety education. This year’s grants provide continued funding to risk management programs at College of the Mainland in Texas City, Midland ...Read More | |||
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Trucker Pleads Guilty to Collecting $15K in Benefits While Working | 04/14/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York truck driver has pleaded guilty to collecting more than $15,000 in workers' compensation benefits while holding down another job, New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott's office ...Read More | |||
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Texas Mutual-Sponsored Basketball Fundraiser Nets $7,480 for American Heart Association | 04/12/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As a corporate partner of the Austin Spurs basketball team, Texas Mutual Insurance Co. sponsored the team's recent fundraiser for the American Heart Association, which raised $7,480, Texas Mutual and the AHA announced in a press release this week. ...Read More | |||
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Time Running Out for PTSD Presumption Legislation | 04/12/2017 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Bills sponsored by Orlando lawmakers to aid first responders in the wake of the Pulse nightclub shooting have stalled. ...Read More | |||
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Two Lawmakers Propose Formulary, but Only One Plan Tied to ODG | 04/10/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Legislature convenes its regular 2017 session today with dueling bills pre-filed and proposing a workers’ compensation drug formulary. ...Read More | |||
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The Hartford Names Morris Tooker Head of Middle Market | 03/31/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Hartford has named A. Morris “Mo” Tooker as head of its middle market segment. Tooker remains chief underwriting officer for the comp...Read More | |||
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Temporary Staffing Co. Employee Can't Sue Borrowing Employer for Loss of Finger | 03/29/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a temporary worker could not proceed with a tort claim against his employer's client for a forklift accident that resulted in the partial amputation of his finger. ...Read More | |||
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Tree Trimmer Pleads Guilty Again to Comp Fraud | 03/28/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Akron tree trimmer with a history of “cheating” the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation must pay $17,366 in restitution after pleading guilty to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a fourth-degree felony. ...Read More | |||
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Testimony on Bill to Forbid Benefit Denial Reveals Divisions | 03/27/2017 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A hearing last week on legislation to forbid employers from withholding workers' compensation benefits while investigating claims revealed tension between the legislative and executive branch. ...Read More | |||
