Workers' Compensation News
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USI Acquires St. Louis P&C Brokerage
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12/04/2014
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Source: USI Insurance Services
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State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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USI Insurance Services, a middle market brokerage, has acquired the St. Louis office of Holmes Murphy.
Holmes Murphy has been in business since 1995 and provides property and casualty coverage for personal and commercial customers, according to a Tuesday ...Read More
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Unlicensed, Uninsured Contractor Gets Probation for 2nd Offense
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11/24/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Monterey County contractor was sentenced to 180 days in jail, five years of probation and ordered to pay more than $20,000 in fines after pleading guilty to charges of fraudulent use of a license and operating without insurance.
Jose Valdez, 41, pleaded guilty in September to charges th...Read More
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Review of Dispute over Scope of Jones Act
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11/10/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Supreme Court will not be weighing in on whether the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals properly applied the Jones Act to a ship repairman who was injured in a crane collapse.
Larry Naquin had worked at the Elevating Boats shipyard in Houma, Louisiana, and his primary job duties were t...Read More
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Utica's Comp Costs Grow 61% in 4 Years, Leaders Look for Solutions
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10/31/2014
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The city of Utica, New York, is looking for ways to reduce its workers' compensation costs after a 61% increase in the past four years.
The city's estimated costs for workers' compensation in the 2014-15 fiscal year are $1.17 million, compared with about $725,000 during the 20...Read More
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USF Health, Stetson Partner for VA Benefits Navigation Effort
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10/22/2014
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Source: Stetson College of Law, 83degreesmedia.com
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The University of South Florida’s health care partnership organization, USF Health, is partnering with the Stetson College of Law to help military veterans navigate disability benefits in the Veterans Affairs system, including workers’ compensation benefits.
The partnership wi...Read More
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Undocumented Worker's Immigration Status May Allow Him to Dodge Exclusive Remedy
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10/07/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that an admittedly undocumented worker might be able to avoid the exclusive remedy of the comp system if he can prove that his employer had reason to know of his immigration status before his accident.
Case: Herrera v. Phillipps, No. S-13-0243, 09/23/2014, ...Read More
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U.S. Supreme Court Won't Hear Case on What Constitutes Work 'Aboard Ship'
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10/07/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The United States Supreme Court will not be weighing in on a dispute over whether the time that a worker spent maintaining vessels that were dockside or ashore can be considered work time in service of a vessel in navigation for purposes of the Jones Act.
The Jones Act does not define a &...Read More
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