Workers' Compensation News
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Undocumented Worker Wins $6.8 Million from N.Y. Court
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11/17/2008
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0
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A worker's use of false identification to deceive an employer who would otherwise not hire him might bar that worker from recovering damages in a workers' comp claim, but not when the employer knew or should have known about the worker's undocumented status, a New York appellate court ru...Read More
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Utah Sees Lower Frequency and 7.8% Rate Decrease
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11/11/2008
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State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0
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Declining frequency and improved experience led to the National Council of Compensation Insurance's recommendation for a 7.8% decrease in Utah's pure premium rate, which has already been approved by the state, according to a State Advisory Forum report posted on the NCCI website Monday....Read More
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U.S. HealthWorks Buys Bay Area Occ-Med Clinic
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11/05/2008
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group announced Tuesday that it acquired Workforce Medical Center in Redwood City, Calif.The acquisition of the San Francisco Bay Area occupational medical clinic expands U.S. HealthWorks' presence in the Northern California market to 18 medical centers, with...Read More
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U.S. Attorney and Cuomo Take Joint Aim at Swap Traders
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10/22/2008
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 0
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and Manhattan-based U.S. Attorney Michael J. Garcia have launched an unusual joint investigation to find out if investors illegally escalated the value of credit-default swaps as part of a trading surge that helped bankrupt investment giant Lehman Brothers and ...Read More
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Underinsured Release Does Not Bar Claimant From $200,000
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10/21/2008
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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An underinsured motorist settlement for $800,000 does not bar a claimant from also collecting a $200,000 workers' compensation settlement, according to an unpublished decision from the Illinois Supreme Court.The high court concluded that the settlement did not bar John Van Cleve'...Read More
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Uninsured Employer Not Necessary to UEF Action
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09/23/2008
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State: MT | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Montana judge concluded that an uninsured employer should not be named as a party to a workers' compensation proceeding, but allowed him to opine as an intervenor.The Montana Workers' Compensation Court issued a ruling in Raymond v. Uninsured Employers' Fund that dec...Read More
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Union Group Report Urges Increase in PD Benefits
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09/22/2008
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: KS | Segment: Politics | 0
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Kansas would have to increase permanent disability benefits by 77% to compensate injured workers for the loss of purchasing power caused by inflation, according to a report released last week by the Kansas Coalition for Workplace Safety.The union and trial lawyer group's report urges...Read More
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UPS Wins New Trial After $6 Million Verdict in Discharge Case
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09/16/2008
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0
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United Parcel Services Inc. is entitled to a new trial against a retaliatory discharge suit that brought a $6 million verdict against the company because the trial court improperly allowed testimony about how the employer allegedly fabricated evidence to terminate claimants, an appellate court ruled...Read More
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USI Wrongful Termination Suit Still Alive After 2nd DCA Reverses
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09/15/2008
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State: CA | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Injured_worker
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The former senior vice president of USI of Southern California Insurance Services convinced the 2nd District Court of Appeal that triable issues of fact exists about whether his former employer wrongfully terminated him and owes him hundreds of thousands of dollars in commissions. Lance ...Read More
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Union Chief Questions Decision Not to Probe Misclassifications
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08/29/2008
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State: SD | Segment: Top | 0
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South Dakota regulators have decided not to launch an investigation of misclassification of employees as independent contractors – at least for now – but the president of the state AFL-CIO intends to continue investigating the matter.Regulators will be looking at payment of d...Read More
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