Workers' Compensation News
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U.S. 6th, Corp's Underinsured Motorist Only if Employment
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09/13/2004
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The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that a policy of insurance that names a corporation as an insured for uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage covers a loss sustained by an employee of the corporation only if the loss occurs within the course and scope employment.
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US 7th Says FELA Damages Reduced by State Settlement
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08/30/2004
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The United Stated Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that, in a Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) claim, an employer should be held
liable for all damages suffered by its employee, reduced by
the employee's comparative negligence, all under the FELA, and further reduced by the th...Read More
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US 8th finds 14 Year Old Not a Federal Employee
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08/30/2004
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In a short opinion, the US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit denied finding a 14 year old to be a federal employee though she was acting as a member of the Minnesota Army National
Guard's "Delayed Training Program" at the time of sustaining severe injuries from an automobile accident.In ...Read More
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Unicru's Safety Performance Assessment Reduces Claims Rates
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08/25/2004
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Unicru(R) Inc. launched Tuesday an addition to its line of assessments for the grocery, retail, dining and trucking industries: The Unicru Safety Performance Assessment. This tool will help reduce worker compensation claim rates, while lowering the cost of claims by identifying the likelihoo...Read More
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UnumProvident Warns Obesity Increasing Disability Claims
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08/19/2004
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UnumProvident
(NYSE: UNM) reports a dramatic increase in disability claims for chronic
health conditions that are linked to obesity. A UnumProvident report released earlier this year cited a tenfold increase
over the past decade in short term disability claims in which obesity was
identi...Read More
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U.S. 5th Affirms 10 Part Ruiz Test re Borrowed Employee
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08/16/2004
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit last week annunciated a ten part test to in determining whether an injured worker was a "borrowed employee" under Louisiana law, thus imposing liability for one-half of all benefits on the "servant" employer.
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US 8th: No Tort Liability for Failure to Monitor Claim
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08/09/2004
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The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals recognized last week the exclusive remedy of Iowa's workers' compensation system in ruling that there is no tort liability on a carrier for bad-faith failure to monitor and direct the medical treatment being furnished to an injured employee.In Petrillo...Read More
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US DOL to Assist FL Energy Workers File Claims
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07/30/2004
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Savannah River Resource Center will be available to answer questions about the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) on Aug. 3-4, 2004, in Bradenton, FL. In addition, current and former employees of contractors, su...Read More
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US Treasury Releases Final TRIA Claims Rule
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06/30/2004
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The Treasury Department Tuesday announced a final claims rule pursuant to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) of 2002. This rule finalizes the proposed rule published December 1, 2003, and is one in a series of Treasury regulations implementing TRIA.
Tuesday's final rule contains proced...Read More
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Unlicensed UT Carrier Fined $390,000 in NC, Ordered to Stop
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06/21/2004
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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long Friday announced that a cease and desist order - levying two fines worth $390,000 - was issued against American Benefits and Insurance Services, Inc. of Salt Lake City.
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