Workers' Compensation News
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Unwitnessed Death Caused By Heart Condition, Court Rules
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01/09/2009
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State: NY | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A widow is not entitled to death benefits from her late husband's employer because the employer submitted sufficient evidence to prove that his unwitnessed death was caused by a pre-existing heart condition, an appellate court ruled.Case: Ruper v. Tranport System of We...Read More
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Uninsured General Contractor Liable for Penalties and Benefits
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01/07/2009
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The general contractor on a construction project must pay civil penalties and is liable for benefits for two carpenters who fell off a deck while working for an uninsured subcontractor, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled.Case: Michael Dewayne Putnam and Darrell Thompson v...Read More
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Unfunded Liabilities Will Drop to $1.9 Billion in Florida SIF
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01/06/2009
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0
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Unfunded liabilities from Florida's second injury fund will drop to $1.9 billion by next June and turnaround time for paying claims has dropped to less than a year, an outside actuary told the Florida Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC).On Monday, DWC released the fiscal 2008...Read More
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United Healthcare Subsidiary Fined $46K for Improper Claim Denials
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12/31/2008
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0
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Oregon state regulators fined a subsidiary of United Healthcare Group $46,000 for improperly denying nearly 5,000 health-insurance claims, the state Department of Consumer and Business Services announced Tuesday.The department said in a press release that as a result of its investigation...Read More
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Utah Widow Failed to Prove Causal Link, Court Rules
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12/30/2008
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State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0
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The Labor Commission did not err in denying a widow death benefits for her husband's death because she failed to establish a causal connection between her husband's work stress and his fatal heart attack, a Utah appellate court ruled. Case: Hymas v. Labor Commission, et ...Read More
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Unrepresented Claimant's Fourth Complaint Still Deficient
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12/19/2008
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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A lower court properly dismissed a self-represented worker's fourth attempt to state a proper cause of action against his former employer, which he charged had harassed and fired him after he filed a workers' compensation claim, the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled.Case: ...Read More
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Unfunded Liabilities from Murray Case Won't Impact Policyholders
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12/19/2008
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) and the actuary for Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw agreed Thursday that the state's insurance industry – and not employers – will shoulder what NCCI predicts could be $400 million in unfunded liabilities left by the...Read More
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Union Wins Vote at World's Largest Hog Slaughterhouse
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12/15/2008
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State: NC | Segment: Other | 0
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A decade-long battle over pay and worker-safety issues appears to have ended last week with a vote by workers to unionize at the giant Smithfield Packing Co. hog slaughterhouse in Tarheel, N.C.The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) announced workers voted 2,041...Read More
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Utah Legislators to Review Six New Bills in '09
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12/11/2008
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State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0
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Utah legislators have introduced at least six workers' compensation bills for the 2009 session, including four bills from Rep. Michael Morley.So far, Morley (R – Spanish Fork) has introduced four bills pertaining to the following topic: attorney fees, the Uninsured Employers Fu...Read More
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Ullico Posts $2.1M Net Income, Reversing Loss
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11/18/2008
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: Business | 0
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Ullico Inc. on Monday reported net income of $2.1 million for the third quarter of 2008, compared to a net loss of $19.4 million in the prior-year quarter.The insurance carrier said its Property and Casualty Business Unit generated pre-tax earnings of $2.9 million, compared to $2 million...Read More
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