Workers' Compensation News
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NYSIF Expands Availability of Pay-As-You-Go System
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05/10/2017
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The New York State Insurance Fund has expanded eligibility for its pay-as-you-go premium payment plan, NYSIF PayGo, by eliminating premium thresholds.
Previously available only to policyholders with an annual premium below $250,000, PayGo is now available to the most NYSIF policyholders, ...Read More
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No Directed Verdict for Injured Railway Worker on FELA Claim
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05/09/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that a railway worker was not entitled to a directed verdict on his claim that his back injury was caused by his employer’s use of railcar that was not equipped with “efficient hand brakes.”
Case: Winder v. Union Pacific Railroad Co....Read More
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New Employer Representative Appointed to CHSWC
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05/08/2017
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Senate Rules Committee has appointed the claims manager of a unionized janitorial firm as a member of its labor-management workers’ compensation advisory board.
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NCOIL Panel Dives Into Air Ambulance Issue
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05/08/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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States have made limited progress in their efforts to control the cost of air ambulance service, but a group of lawmakers has decided to take a fresh look at the issue.
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Nominating Commission to Discuss Names to Submit for ALJ Position
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05/08/2017
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Kentucky Workers' Compensation Nominating Commission will hold a special meeting today to choose nominees for a vacant administrative law judge position that expires at the end of the year, the state Labor Cabinet announced in an email Friday.
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Newsletter Reports 2 Convicted, 1 Charged With Work Comp Fraud in March
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05/04/2017
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority's April newsletter featured three stories of workers' compensation insurance fraud.
One man was charged with workers' compensation fraud and two others were convicted of the offense in March, the newsletter ...Read More
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Net Income Up 17% at The Hartford in Q1
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05/01/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Hartford has reported net income of $378 million for the first quarter of the year, a 17% increase from $323 million in the first quarter of 2016.
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No Benefits for Partial Amputation of Diabetic Worker's Leg
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04/27/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a diabetic worker was not entitled to benefits for the partial amputation of his leg after an infection spread from a blister on his foot.
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