Workers' Compensation News
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Vietnamese Restaurants Charged with Cooking the Books
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12/05/2008
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State: NY | Segment: Fraud | 0
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed more than 600 counts of filing false records, receiving kickbacks and paying below the minimum wage against the owners of a pair of Vietnamese restaurants he said have shortchanged immigrant workers for more than a decade in a scheme that involved mil...Read More
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Virginia Cuts Loss Costs by 1.4% with Significant Changes for Miners
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12/01/2008
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State: VA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) said Wednesday it has approved a National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recommendation to cut average loss costs by 1.4% effective April 1 and will boost loss costs for surface coal mines by 9.8% and reduce the loss costs for underground coa...Read More
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VP's Tirade Wasn't Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
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11/13/2008
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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Despite the fact that a Louisiana appellate court determined that a vice president's profanity-filled tirade was "inappropriate, plebeian, crass, and indicating lack of supervisory skills," it was not enough to support a beer salesman's suit for intentional infliction of emotional distress. ...Read More
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Voters Approve Workforce Safety and Insurance Initiative
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11/06/2008
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State: ND | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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North Dakota voters Tuesday approved a ballot initiative to change the management structure of the state’s workers’ compensation agency, by returning oversight directly to the governor.LeeAnn Oliver, election specialist in the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office, t...Read More
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Victoria Office Sets Nov. 7 Session on Required Doctor Exams
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10/14/2008
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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The Victoria field office of the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation will host a “brown-bag” educational session on required medical examinations from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 7 at 3001 N. Cameron.Following a presentation, the free session will be an open forum in which ...Read More
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Voc Rehab Ruling Was Analogous with Prior Case Law
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09/25/2008
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State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A trial court did not err in following prior case law before finding that a claimant was permanently and totally disabled, a Nebraska appellate court ruled.The Court of Appeals ruled that a claimant named Coni Weiler was entitled to permanent total disability benefits for her occupationa...Read More
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VG's Food and Pharmacy Named Policyholder of the Year
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09/23/2008
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State: MI | Segment: Business | 0
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Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America named VG's Food and Pharmacy as its Policyholder of the Year for VG's improved record on workplace safety.VG's president, Lisa VanGilder, accepted the award on behalf of the company during a meeting at the Breslin Center at Michigan Stat...Read More
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Violation Fines to Increase Substantially
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09/22/2008
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State: CT | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The amount of fines the Connecticut insurance commissioner will assess against insurers and individuals for violating insurance laws will increase substantially as of Oct. 1, the Connecticut Insurance Department announced Friday.The initiation of Public Act 08-178 will generally increase...Read More
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Virginia Switching Computer Systems
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08/27/2008
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State: VA | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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The Virginia Bureau of Insurance announced it is switching to Sircon for States, a web-based computer system, effective Sept. 16.
The bureau said it will be unable to process any transactions or provide information on provider licensing or company admissions from 5 p.m. (EDT) Sept. 4...Read More
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