Workers' Compensation News
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Uber Appeals Labor Commission's Ruling that Driver Is Employee | 06/18/2015 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| (image via Uber) Depending on who’s t...Read More | |||
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UC Berkeley and COEH Announce Summer Intensive Courses | 06/15/2015 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The University of California Berkeley School of Public Health is hosting a week-long summer institute sponsored by the Center for Occupational and Enviro...Read More | |||
| Union Seeking major IME, Benefits Reforms | 06/15/2015 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York AFL-CIO is backing legislation filed during the final weeks of the 2015 session of the New York Legislature that would overhaul the regulation of independent medical examinations, increase injured worker benefits and double the cost of diagnostic services for which doctors must obtai...Read More | |||
| U.S. Supreme Court Denies Review of Bankruptcy Judge's Ruling on Carrier Liability for Comp Claims | 06/09/2015 | ||
| State: MI | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up the Michigan attorney general's claim that a bankruptcy judge trod upon the state's sovereign immunity by freeing two insurance carriers from liability for the claims of 322 former workers filed against a now-defunct automobile parts manufacturer....Read More | |||
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U.S. Supreme Court Won't Decide if Sailors Can Contractually Waive Jones Act Rights | 06/02/2015 | |
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| The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up an injured cruise line worker's challenge to the arbitration clause in his employment contract as wrongfully depriving him of his statutory right to a jury trial under the Jones Act. ...Read More | |||
| UR Exemption Bill Could Carry high Price Tag | 05/28/2015 | ||
| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would prohibit California workers' compensation carriers from using utilization review on requests for medical treatments specified in a final award by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board could cost more than $13 million to implement and more than $12 million a year to ope...Read More | |||
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Uninsured Contractor Gets Work Release, $72,000 Fine | 05/27/2015 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A road-paving contractor who continued to operate after his workers' compensation coverage was cancelled was sentenced to 30 days of work release and ordered to pay $72,000 in fines, the Washington state Department of Labor & Industries announced. ...Read More | |||
| Usernames soon Required for WebFile System | 05/21/2015 | ||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission has announced that its electronic record database, WebFile, is being updated to require usernames from all members. Users can’t create a username until June 26 when the update goes into effect, however, after June 25 users wo...Read More | |||
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Underinsured Employer's Policy Didn't Cover Volunteer Worker's Injuries Caused by Coworker | 05/19/2015 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a volunteer worker who was assaulted by an employee was not covered under the employer's commercial liability insurance policy, which excluded workplace accidents. ...Read More | |||
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Uber Sued again for Misclassifying Workers | 05/05/2015 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Business | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
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