Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Would Prohibit Deferred Retirement Programs
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04/23/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 849 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read
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State lawmakers will hear testimony today on a bill that would prohibit counties and special districts throughout California from creating deferred retirement plans that are similar to a controversial program run by the City of Los Angeles that critics say is susceptible to abuse by particip...Read More
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Former Judge Criticizes Proposed Nominating Rules
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04/23/2018
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By: William Rabb (Reporter)
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 159 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 222 min read
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The Florida Division of Administrative Hearings will likely have to postpone for a few days its publication of new rules governing the nomination of workers' compensation judges, thanks to the volume of public comments received from one interested party, the chief judge said.
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Travelers Now Offering Telemedicine Doctor Visits
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04/23/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 262 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read
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The Travelers Cos. is now offering telemedicine services for injured workers, the company announced last week.
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Worker With Denied Claim Still Had Statutory Duty to Inform BWC of Settlement
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04/23/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 114 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read
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The Ohio Supreme Court last week ruled that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation was entitled to a recovery of the benefits it had paid to an injured worker because she had not given the agency a change to assert a lien against the settlement she negotiated.
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Brandon Voelker Named KEMI Board Chairman
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04/23/2018
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 37 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read
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Brandon Voelker has been elected chairman of the board for Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance, or KEMI, the state's largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance.
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W.R. Berkley Announces Two Executive Appointments
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04/23/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 148 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read
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W.R. Berkley Corp. has appointed James Gilbert as an executive vice president, and has appointed Brian Douglas to fill Gilbert’s previous position as president of BerkleyNet Underwriters.
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Senate Defunds Firefighter Cancer Benefits Bill
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04/23/2018
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State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 473 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read
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A bill that would provide a funding source for New Hampshire firefighters' cancer benefits now awaits action in a House committee after it was gutted in the Senate, according to a local news report.
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Employer Must Get Hearing on Motion to Nullify Default Judgment
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04/23/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 65 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 61 min read
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that the alleged employers of an injured construction worker should have been afforded a hearing on whether a default judgment against them should have been nullified.
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WCA Announces Schedule for Computer System Upgrade
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04/23/2018
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 34 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 1 min read
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The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration will be taking its database server offline to make upgrades to ensure that the system can handle an increased number of users.
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