Workers' Compensation News
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Valen Analytics Marketing Director Takes Over as President | 04/18/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Valen Analytics, a Denver-based predictive analytics provider, announced Tuesday the appointment of Kirstin Marr as president, effective immediately. ...Read More | |||
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V3 Appoints Janitschke President, Replacing Rivera | 04/04/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| V3 Insurance Partners, a specialty insurance program administrator, announced Tuesday the appointment of Brian Janitschke as president. ...Read More | |||
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Virtual Reality Emerging as Possible Alternative to Opioids for Pain | 03/27/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Whether virtual reality therapy can help reduce pain following an orthopedic injury and help patients return to work more quickly are questions that will be explored through a clinical trial that is underway at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. ...Read More | |||
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Veteran Fire Captain Gets $270,000 in WC Retaliation Claim | 03/23/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Paterson City Council this week agreed to pay a former fire captain $270,000 to settle a lawsuit that claimed the 26-year veteran was dismissed because of a workers' compensation payout, the ...Read More | |||
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Vehicle Crashes Drawing More Attention From Comp Carriers | 03/13/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As the nation’s roads have become more dangerous, at least one workers’ comp carrier has seen a steady increase in the percentage of claims related to motor vehicle accidents over the last decade. ...Read More | |||
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Value of Benefit Explanations, Listing Carriers by Fraud Referrals Questioned | 03/01/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 3 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California regulatory agencies are on board with the state auditor’s recommendations on how to improve efforts to combat workers’ compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Vocational Rehabilitation Rules Poised for Overhaul | 01/10/2018 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is proposing amendments to Rules 5220.1400 through 5220.1700 concerning vocational rehabilitation. ...Read More | |||
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Volunteer Firefighters Can't Receive TTD if Unemployed, Court Decides | 12/19/2017 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Claimants’ attorneys who represent volunteer firefighters are reeling after a New Jersey appellate court decision last week held that their clients can’t receive wage-loss ...Read More | |||
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VA Director Taking Over Department of Business and Consumer Services | 12/14/2017 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday appointed Cameron Smith as the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the parent agency of the Workers' Compensation Division and Board. ...Read More | |||
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Vehicle Crashes Cause Almost Half of State's Work-Related Deaths | 11/27/2017 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Wyoming’s state occupational epidemiologist has identified 27 workplace fatalities in the state during 2016, down from 30 work fatalities 2015, according to a ...Read More | |||
