Workers' Compensation News
Hammann Joins Sedgwick as Executive VP | 08/06/2014 | ||
Source: Sedgwick Claims Management Services | |||
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Gregg Hammann has joined Memphis-based Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. as executive vice president and chief strategy officer, the company announced in a release. Hammann served as president and CEO of the publicly traded Nautilus Inc. from 2003 to 2007, leading the company from ...Read More | |||
HVAC Mechanic to Pay $19,739 in Restitution after Caught Working while on Disability | 08/04/2014 | ||
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An air-conditioning and heating repairman was ordered to pay $19,739 in restitution after pleading guilty to a workers' compensation fraud charge, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced Friday. ...Read More | |||
Hartford President Will Oversee P&C Lines, Company Announces amid Structure Change | 07/31/2014 | ||
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Hartford President Doug...Read More | |||
Hospital Failed to Establish Entitlement to Payment at 'Outlier' Reimbursement Rate | 07/30/2014 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a hospital whose bill for treating an injured worker was slashed by nearly three-fourths by the worker's employer was not entitled to any additional payment for its services. Case: Lakeview Regional Medical Center v. Washington Parish School Boar...Read More | |||
Haslam Appoints 3 to New Appellate Board for Workers' Comp Court | 07/24/2014 | ||
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam on Wednesday appointed three judges to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, which will hear appeals from the new Court of Workers' Compensation Claims. ...Read More | |||
High Court Explains Credit Calculations When Workers Get Increased Awards on Appeal | 07/24/2014 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Maryland's highest court ruled that when a workers' compensation award is increased on appeal, the payer of the award is entitled to a credit based on the total dollars actually paid, not the number of weeks for which benefits were paid. Case...Read More | |||
High Court: Unpaid Student Intern Wasn't an 'Employee' | 07/24/2014 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
An unpaid student intern is not an "employee" entitled to protection under Wisconsin's anti-retaliation law for heath care workers, the state Supreme Court ruled. Case: Masri v. State of Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission, No. 2012AP1047, 07/22/2014, published....Read More | |||
High Court Says Statutory Employer Doctrine Isn't Substitute for Employer/Employee Analysis | 07/24/2014 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Maryland's highest court ruled that the statutory employer provision of the Workers' Compensation Act does not replace the common-law employer/employee analysis and does not apply unless there is no direct employer/employee relationship between the injured ...Read More | |||
High Court Says Employer Can't Cut Off Benefits to Worker Who Wouldn't Admit Immigration Status | 07/23/2014 | ||
By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A fractured Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ruled that an employer can cut off an injured worker's disability benefits by showing that the claimant's loss of earning power was due to his lack of authorization to legally work in the United States. ...Read More | |||
Haley Appoints Failed Candidate, Son of Former Gov. to WC Commission | 07/23/2014 | ||
Source: Greenville News | |||
State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is appointing the son of a former governor, who ran unsuccessfully earlier this year for the lieutenant governor's post, as a workers' compensation commissioner, according to a report by the Greenville News. The newspaper said Haley nominated busine...Read More | |||