Workers' Compensation News
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Trucking Firm Must Pay $262K Restitution for Firing Drivers
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08/21/2014
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A North Carolina trucking firm will pay $262,500 in back pay and damages for terminating four employees who participated in a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration inspection audit, under a settlement agreement announced by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
In ...Read More
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Towers Watson Appoints Risk Consulting and Software Leader
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08/20/2014
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Towers Watson has appointed Eric Speer as global leader for the company’s risk consulting and software business, effective Sept. 1, 2014.
Speer will be based in Towers Watson’s Stamford, Connecticut, office.
Speer has held a number of senior positions during his 25 yea...Read More
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Terminated Commission G.C. Files Wrongful Termination Claim against State
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08/18/2014
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State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Former Oklahoma Assistant Attorney General Ted Rossier, the former general counsel for the state Workers’ Compensation Commission, has filed a wrongful termination claim against the state that alleges sex discrimination, according to The Oklahoman.
The state Attorney General’s...Read More
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TDI Posts Informal Draft of Revised IRO Rules
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08/08/2014
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Texas Department of Insurance has posted an informal draft including revisions to its rules relating to Independent Review Organizations, which review adverse determinations made by workers’ compensation health care networks and insurance carriers.
Trey Gillespie, senior workers...Read More
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Tennessee Self-Insurers Conference Scheduled For Sept. 11
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08/05/2014
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Tennessee Self-Insurers Association will hold its eighth annual conference on Sept. 11 at the One Century Place Conference Center-Amphitheatre in Nashville.
The conference is intended for a number of different types of professionals, including self-insured employers, high-deductible e...Read More
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Two Comp Insurers Become Insolvent in 2014, 2 Others Near Final Closure
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08/04/2014
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Two workers' compensation insurance companies have become insolvent in 2014, according to a recent report from the National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds.
CAGC Insurance Co., based in North Carolina, had $18 million in direct losses unpaid, according to the conference's J...Read More
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The Hanover Net Income Jumps 55% in 2nd Quarter
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08/04/2014
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Hanover Insurance Group reported Friday net income of $82.6 million for the second quarter of 2014, a 55% increase from the $53.4 million in profits the carrier reported for the same quarter of 2013.
"We are encouraged by the positive momentum shift in personal lines, where net w...Read More
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Tonawanda Coke, Kirchner LLC Face $161,100 in Fines after Coke Plant Explosion
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08/04/2014
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Tonawanda Coke Corp. and Kirchner LLC face a total of $161,100 in federal fines following a Jan. 31 explosion that injured three workers at a plant in Tonawanda, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced.
The explosion, caused by an over-pressurized coke oven manifold, c...Read More
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