Workers' Compensation News
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In-Person Walk-Throughs to Resume Sept. 6 | 08/10/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In-person walk-throughs will resume Sept. 6 at most Division of Workers’ Compensation Offices throughout California. The exception is ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Had No Duty to Defend, Indemnify Contractor Allegedly Responsible for Injuries | 08/10/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a finding that an insurance carrier did not have a duty to defend or indemnify an electrical equipment service contractor from a lawsuit by a worker injured in a fire. ...Read More | |||
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Kevin Kinross to Join CopperPoint as General Counsel | 08/10/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| CopperPoint Insurance Cos. on Tuesday announced that Kevin Kinross will join the carrier on Sept. 12 as executive vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer. ...Read More | |||
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WorkCompCollege.com Announces Appointment of School Deans | 08/10/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| WorkCompCollege.com has released the list of deans who are leading the development of the school’s workers' recovery professional certification. ...Read More | |||
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Error From Work Comp Campus Update Rejects Transactions | 08/10/2022 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry said an update to its electronic claims management system resulted in two errors that are rejecting transactions. ...Read More | |||
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County Gets Dismissal of Claims for Wrongful Death, Exemplary Damages | 08/10/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a county was entitled to dismissal of a widow’s claims for damages under the Wrongful Death Act and for exemplary damages under the Workers' Compensation Act for an employee’s allegedly work-related death. ...Read More | |||
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Jeff Nelson Named DWC Commissioner | 08/10/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Jeff Nelson as commissioner of the Division of Workers’ Compensation for a term that will run through Feb. 1, 2023. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Worker's Condition Worsened, but Not to Point of Total Disability | 08/10/2022 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s impairment had worsened, but he did not establish that he was permanently and totally disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Entitled to Subrogation for Case Manager, Appellate Court Says | 08/09/2022 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals said the state’s work comp subrogation statute is constitutional and a carrier was entitled to reimbursement from an injured worker’s tort recovery for the costs of a nurse case manager. ...Read More | |||
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Recycling Company Fined $337,903 Following Fatality | 08/09/2022 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Nebraska waste disposal company $337,903 for 18 violations following an investigation of a fatal accident in February. ...Read More | |||
