Workers' Compensation News
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Comp Law Didn't Make Fire Co. Vicariously Liable for Volunteer's Alleged Negligence | 04/16/2018 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 108 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 93 min read | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that the state's workers' compensation laws did not allow a fire company to be held vicariously liable for a volunteer firefighter’s alleged negligence in causing a motorcycle accident. ...Read More | |||
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AIG Names Anthony Vidovich as Chief Claims Officer | 04/16/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 74 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 90 min read | |||
| American International Group Inc. has hired Anthony Vidovich as the company’s chief claims officer for general insurance, effective May 14. V...Read More | |||
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WCB Meeting to Discuss Budget, Staffing | 04/16/2018 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 33 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board will discuss the fiscal year 2018 budget and staffing issues during a meeting in May. Budget and staffing...Read More | |||
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IME Qualification Bill Heading to Conference Committee | 04/16/2018 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 91 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| A bill that would establish qualification standards for Hawaii doctors conducting independent medical examinations is heading to an end-of-session conference committee after the House of Representatives refused to concur with amendments adopted in the Senate. ...Read More | |||
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WC Judges to Get First Raise in a Decade | 04/16/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 116 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read | |||
| Workers' compensation judges in New Jersey will soon receive a pay raise, their first since 2009, thanks to legislation that was sent to the governor on Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Proceed With Retaliatory Discharge Action | 04/16/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 88 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 1 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court revisited and rescinded its prior ruling that had dismissed a worker’s claim for wrongful termination after his son, a co-employee, filed a comp claim. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Approves Bill to Expand Reach of Claimant Attorney Fees | 04/16/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 104 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| The New Jersey State Senate has approved a bill that requires claimant attorneys fees to be based on all benefits received by the client after a representation agreement is signed, not just the amount of the award that is in excess of the amount the claimant already received. ...Read More | |||
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Ohio Man Worked for 35 Years While Collecting Benefits, Feds Say | 04/16/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 56 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read | |||
| An Ohio man has been charged with stealing more than $684,000 in benefits while continuing to work for 35 years, federal authorities announced....Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Increasing Death Benefits | 04/16/2018 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 89 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 37 min read | |||
| Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer has signed into law a bill that increases death benefits, including a hike in maximum benefits to dependents, to $100,000 from $18,500. ...Read More | |||
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State Now Requires Pre-Approval on Compounded Drugs | 04/16/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 167 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 25 min read | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has formally adopted and published its long-awaited rules that will require pre-authorization for compounded drugs, a move designed to stem the escalating costs of those medications. ...Read More | |||
