Workers' Compensation News
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UBIC Expanding into Arizona and Nevada
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10/22/2010
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Utah Business Insurance Co. announced this week that it has hired Andrew Olwert as part of its leadership team to help the company expand into the Arizona and Nevada markets.UBIC was formed by contractors Ron Nielsen, Brad Simons and Steve Caldwell, who were frustrated with the coverage ...Read More
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Unexplained Ankle Fracture is COE, Court Concludes
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10/04/2010
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A card dealer's inexplicable ankle fracture is compensable because her employer exposed her to a risk more frequently than the average member of the general public, the Nevada Supreme Court concluded. Case: Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino v. Phillips, No. 53191, 9/30/10. Published. ...Read More
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U.S. Senate Campaign Strays Into Comp and Mine Safety Issues
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10/01/2010
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State: WV | Segment: EAST | 0
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The contentious U.S. Senate campaign between Gov. Joe Manchin and wealthy businessman John Raese has triggered a series of exchanges over workers' compensation and coal mine safety issues.Manchin, a Democrat, has run a series of television ads describing the family-owned conglomerate...Read More
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Uninsured Homeowner was Employer of Worker who Severed Fingers
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09/29/2010
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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A construction worker who lost two fingers in a saw accident while building a laundry room for an acquaintance was an employee eligible for workers' compensation benefits, the Ohio 12th District Court of Appeals ruled.Case: Troxel v. Ryan, No. CA2009-12-083, 09/27/2010. F...Read More
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University of Rochester Workers Accepted into SEC
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09/09/2010
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0
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University of Rochester employees who participated in an atomic energy project that ran from the 1940s to the 1970s have been accepted into the U.S. Labor Department's Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), the Rochester Business Journal reported Wednesday.The SEC operates as part of the Fed...Read More
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Utica College Will Detail Fraud Program at Investigators' Conference
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09/09/2010
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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Representatives of Utica College will detail its undergraduate and graduate degrees in economic crime and fraud management at the 25th Annual Seminar and Expo on Insurance Fraud to be held by the International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU) in Orlando next Sunday and Monday....Read More
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U.S. 9th DCA Upholds Prophylactic Use of Fitness Exams
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09/08/2010
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg Jones, ReporterAn employer has a legitimate business necessity that justifies a fitness for duty exam for an employee when that employee's behavior -- but not necessarily his job performance -- suggests he mig...Read More
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Users Report Satisfaction with Mediation Services
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09/08/2010
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State: MN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Employer
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The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry’s Benefit Management and Resolution Unit reported feedback from customers this spring showed mediation service participants were "very pleased" with their experience, the agency reported.A feedback form was distributed to all mediation...Read More
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Used Car Lot Liable for $50k Award After Guard Dog Attack
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09/03/2010
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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A used car lot is liable for $50,000 in damages after its guard dog ripped the leg muscle off of the lot's title clerk, according to a decision from the 7th District Court of Appeals. Case: Labaj and Third Coast Auto Group v. VanHouten, No. 07-09-0241-CV, 9/1/10. Published....Read More
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U.S. Risk Buys Unisource, Offering Mono-Line Comp Coverage
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08/31/2010
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0
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U.S. Risk, a privately owned specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker headquartered in Dallas, announced Monday that it acquired Sarasota-based workers' compensation wholesaler Unisource Program Administrators. The acquisition doubles the size of U.S. Risk's work...Read More
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