Workers' Compensation News
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Industrial Commission Outlines Best Practices for Full and Final Settlements
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07/17/2018
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 66 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 7 min read
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona posted to its website a guide to best practices involving full and final settlements.
State lawmakers last year passed a bill allowing injured workers to permanently settle their claims. Injured workers had been able to settle portions of their cl...Read More
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ISEA Standard Addresses Prevention of Falling Objects
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07/17/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 62 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read
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The International Safety Equipment Association has developed a new national standard on how employers can prevent workers from being struck by falling objects.
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York Risk Services Acquires TPA Business From Key Risk
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07/17/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 98 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read
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York Risk Services Group has acquired the third-party administration business of Key Risk Management Services, a member of the W.R. Berkley Corp.
Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, Key Risk specializes in workers’ comp claims management and offers risk management services....Read More
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Court Revives Injured Worker's Medical Malpractice Claim Against Surgeon
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07/17/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 99 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read
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The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division revived an injured worker’s malpractice claim against her treating doctor, finding that she had timely filed her suit within two years of learning of the existence of a possible claim.
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Hand Amputation Brings $109K in Fines Against Manufacturer
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07/17/2018
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 31 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read
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An industrial accident that cost a Georgia worker a portion of his hand will cost his employer $109,548 in penalties if sanctions proposed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration are upheld.
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Commission Adopts Rules for WC Exemptions
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07/17/2018
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State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 95 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 91 min read
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The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission on Monday gave notice that it has adopted emergency rules that allow business owners to exempt themselves from workers' compensation coverage by filing an affidavit.
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Schroeder Named Court Administrator
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07/17/2018
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State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 75 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 6 min read
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Longtime workers' compensation attorney Jill Gradwohl Schroeder has been named administrator for the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court.
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