Workers' Compensation News
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Volatile Claims Costs Driving 2.8% Loss-Cost Increase
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10/08/2013
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State: DC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Volatility in both indemnity and medical costs per claim drove a 2.8% increase in workers' compensation loss costs approved to take effect in the District of Columbia on Nov. 1, the National Council on Compensation Insurance reported.NCCI held its annual advisory forum in the distric...Read More
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Village Votes to Disband Volunteer Fire Department over Comp Claim
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09/26/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Village of Prospect, N.Y., voted 86-46 Tuesday night to disband the local volunteer fire department in response to a 2008 firefighter's workers' compensation claim that officials are warning could bankrupt the village.The Utica Observer-Dispatch reported that, effective at 8 ...Read More
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Village Moving to Close Fire Department in Wake of Comp Claim
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09/12/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Village Board for the Village of Prospect, N.Y., voted Monday night to shut down the village fire department in response to a pending $101,400 settlement of a firefighters' workers' compensation claim, the Utica Observer-Dispatch reported.The newspaper said the village's ...Read More
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Veteran Can't Get Damages for Improper Termination of Benefits
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09/10/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An injured military veteran could not sue the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for monetary damages arising from the VA's admittedly erroneous termination of his service-connected disability benefits based on the fact that he was simultaneously receiving workers' compensation benefit...Read More
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Vinyl Window Maker Fined $57,400 for OSHA Violations
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08/21/2013
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a New Jersey-based vinyl window manufacturer for 18 safety and health violations at its factory in Newark, N.J.OSHA said in a news release that citations issued to Royal Aluminum Corp. include three repeat violations involv...Read More
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Veteran Broker Harden Named CEO of Willis Re Bermuda
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08/07/2013
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Michael Harden has been named chief executive officer of Willis Re Bermuda, effective Jan. 1.Harden is currently chairman of Willis Re Australia. He has extensive experience in property and casualty reinsurance, as well as specialty accounts.In 1976, Harden began his career a...Read More
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Veteran Firefighter's Fatal Heart Attack at Home Was In COE
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07/31/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MO | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The widow of a veteran firefighter who died of a heart attack while at home was entitled to death benefits, the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled.Case: Riley v. City of Liberty, No. WD75879, 07/30/2013, published. Facts: William Riley w...Read More
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Village Considering Bankruptcy due to Firefighter's Claim
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07/30/2013
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Officials in the Village of Prospect, N.Y., are considering bankruptcy because of a firefighter's workers' compensation claim and the resulting increase in insurance fees, the Utica Observer-Dispatch reported Saturday.The newspaper said the village, with a population of 1,107, is...Read More
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Validus' Q2 Net Income Drops due to $77.6M Loss Event
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07/29/2013
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Validus Holdings reported net income of $30.7 million in the second quarter, compared to $167.6 million for the same period in 2012.The Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance company said it incurred $77.6 million in losses from a notable loss event during the quarter. The event added 1...Read More
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Van Norman Re-Elected as Presiding Judge of Comp Court
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07/25/2013
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State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The judges at the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court have re-elected Judge Laureen Van Norman to another term as the court's presiding judge.The seven judges at the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court opted to re-elect Van Norman to a new two-year term starting on July 1, ...Read More
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