Workers' Compensation News
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Former Cable TV Executive Named to Workers' Compensation Board | 06/23/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 1267 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The state Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s appointment of a former cable television executive to the state Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
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Brian Spero Named President and CEO at Beacon Mutual | 06/23/2017 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 1085 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 66 min read | |||
| The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., a Rhode Island mutual workers’ compensation insurer, has named Brian Spero as president and chief executive officer effective July 1. ...Read More | |||
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TDI to Host Waco Safety Summit on Aug. 3 | 06/23/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 1184 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance will hold its Regional Safety Summit in Waco on Aug. 3, the agency reminded stakeholders Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Paterson City Council Votes Down $35K Comp Settlement | 06/23/2017 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 1543 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a split vote, the Paterson City Council voted against paying a retired police chief $34,857 to settle his workers' compensation claim, ...Read More | |||
| Hearing Scheduled on Amendments to Filing of Notices of Appeal | 06/23/2017 | ||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 1162 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing at 2 p.m. Aug. 16 on the filing of notices of appeal and other proposed amendments. The applicable rules are 0800-02-22.01 through 0800-02-22.05. Any party can appeal a workers’ compensation judge’s o...Read More | |||
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Chicago Insurance Defense Firm Adds 3 Comp Attorneys to Kansas Office | 06/23/2017 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 1011 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Chicago-based insurance defense law firm has recruited three more Kansas City workers' compensation attorneys for its office in Overland Park, the Kansas C...Read More | |||
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Injured Workers Tell Lawmakers Their Concerns Over Proposed Reforms | 06/23/2017 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 1187 | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan called representatives to a special meeting on Thursday to hear how Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed overhaul of the state’s workers’ compensation laws will affect injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Angelotti Decision at Center of Latest Constitutional Challenge | 06/22/2017 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2113 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A 2015 U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that California's lien-activation fee mandate did not constitute a due-process violation is once again at the center of a legal challenge. ...Read More | |||
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Interest in Telemedicine Surges | 06/22/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2426 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 90 min read | |||
| California may be shaping up as a battleground for workers’ comp telemedicine services, as one major occupational medicine provider has chosen the Golden State as its starting point for telemedicine, just as another player has added telemedicine to its provider networks. ...Read More | |||
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'Going and Coming Rule' Doesn't Apply to Worker Commuting Between Job Sites | 06/22/2017 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 4040 | 0 | Popular with Other | 6 min read | |||
| A California appellate court this week overturned a denial of benefits to an in-home caretaker who suffered injuries in an accident while traveling between the residences of two different clients. ...Read More | |||
