Workers' Compensation News
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Filing Fees to Double to Pay for New Claims-Management System | 07/18/2018 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 34 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 96 min read | |||
| The filing fee for a requested hearing, settlement or motion will jump, from $25 to $50, starting Aug. 1, the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission announced this ...Read More | |||
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Third Point Re Names Two Underwriting SVPs | 07/18/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 58 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 34 min read | |||
| Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. has appointed David Drury and Steven Wilson to the positions of senior vice president, underwriting. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Window Washer Injured in Car Accident | 07/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 60 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 105 min read | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a window washer was not entitled to benefits for his injuries in a car accident while giving a coworker a ride to their employer’s storage facility after the end of a work day. ...Read More | |||
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Democratic Candidate Lacks Work Comp Insurance | 07/18/2018 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 105 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| A Democratic candidate for the Massachusetts governor’s office neglected to purchase workers’ compensation insurance for his campaign staff, a possible violation of state law, ...Read More | |||
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L&I Fines Asbestos Removal Co. $229,700 | 07/18/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 52 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 1 min read | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries fined an asbestos removal company $229,700 for exposing workers and the public to unsafe conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Carrier Owed Benefits to Worker for Injuries From First of 2 Car Accidents | 07/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 52 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 22 min read | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an insurance carrier was responsible for the payment of benefits to a worker who suffered an aggravation of pre-existing conditions in a car accident that occurred before his employer allowed its coverage to lapse. ...Read More | |||
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Two Advisory Council Members Reappointed, Annual Report Released | 07/18/2018 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 76 | 1 | Popular with Legal | 35 min read | |||
| Two members of the Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation have been reappointed, according to the council’s annual report for the year ending June 30. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Injured Worker's Malpractice Suit Against Former Attorney | 07/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 60 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 122 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s malpractice suit against an attorney and her law firm, finding that the attorney had not misadvised her former client. ...Read More | |||
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Stakeholders Asked to Share Views on Pharmacy Fee Schedule July 31 | 07/18/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 71 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 35 min read | |||
| The Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims is considering revising its pharmacy fee schedule and will hold a meeting for stakeholders July 31. ...Read More | |||
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Regulators Approve 11.7% Rate Reduction for Third Cut in Three Years | 07/18/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 152 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read | |||
| The New York Department of Financial Services has approved an overall loss-cost rate decrease of 11.7%, the third straight year that the department has fully endorsed a recommended rate cut. ...Read More | |||
