Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Picks 7 for Workers' Comp Board of Magistrates
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01/29/2013
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has announced four appointments and three reappointments to the Workers' Compensation Board of Magistrates.The 17-member commission holds hearings on workers' compensation cases statewide.The four appointees are Keith Castora, Canton; Jane Co...Read More
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Governor Picks Ricky Belk as Labor Department Director
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01/29/2013
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State: AR | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has appointed Ricky Belk of Alma as director of the Arkansas Labor Department.Belk, 56, currently serves on the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board and since 2005 has been the secretary-treasurer for the Arkansas AFL-CIO.Previously, Belk served on the...Read More
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Guaranty Assn. Issues RFP for Claims Management Audit
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01/28/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida Workers' Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association is soliciting proposals from vendors to audit claims management and claims handling by its two third-party administrators.FWCIGA said in a request for proposals that its TPAs now manage an inventory of roughly 685 open ...Read More
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Governor Reappoints Philip Hood to Comp Commission
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01/22/2013
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State: AR | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe announced on Friday he has reappointed Philip Alan Hood of Little Rock as the labor representative on the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission.Hood was reappointed to the commission for a term expiring Dec. 5, 2018.The three-member commission...Read More
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Governor Restructures Insurance, Financial Regulation
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01/18/2013
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) announced on Thursday he has signed an executive order establishing the Department of Insurance and Financial Services to regulate insurance and banking activities in the state.The agency will take over activities currently under the Office of Financial and ...Read More
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Government Agency's TPA Not Immune from Bad Faith Suit
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01/11/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The 7th District Court of Appeals at Amarillo on Tuesday revived an injured worker's bad faith action against the third-party claims administrator for his self-insured government employer.In a decision Tuesday by Justice James T. Campbell, the court ruled that JI...Read More
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Genex Managed Care Program on Advisory Council Agenda Today
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01/11/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NH | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The New Hampshire Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation will consider recertification of the Genex Managed Care Program during a meeting today in Concord.Genex, located in Hooskett, is one of seven managed care programs that provide New Hampshire employers with medical networks f...Read More
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Guilty Plea Marks 14th Conviction of Former Long Island RR Workers
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01/11/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Another retired Long Island Rail Road employee has pleaded guilty to filing a fraudulent application for disability benefits, bringing the total of retirees who admitted to scamming the railroad to 14, Newsday reported.Daniel Denis, 60, pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud, conspiracy ...Read More
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Gov. Appoints Members to Pinnacol Board and Advisory Panel
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01/03/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed new members to the Workers' Compensation Cost Containment Board and Pinnacol Assurance's board of directors last week.Hickenlooper appointed Howard L. Carver of Silverthorne to serve as a member who has experience in the management and op...Read More
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Grand Jury Indicts 3 Employers for Lacking Comp Coverage
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01/03/2013
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced Wednesday that a Cook County grand jury has returned "Class 4" felony indictments against three employers for allegedly failing to obtain workers' compensation insurance.Class 4 felony penalties are one to three years in the...Read More
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