Workers' Compensation News
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Court Tosses Finding of Retaliation Due to Ambiguity | 10/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 37 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 4 min read | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals overturned a judge’s decision that had been in favor of an injured worker on his claim of retaliation. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Dept. Approves 7.6% Rate Reduction for 2019 | 10/19/2018 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 57 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 15 min read | |||
| The Indiana Department of Insurance has approved a 5.6% loss-cost reduction and an overall rate level decrease of 7.6%, which will take effect Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Feds Accuse Drobot of Dissipating Assets, Seek to Breach Plea Agreement | 10/18/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 823 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 26 min read | |||
| Federal prosecutors say Michael D. Drobot failed to disclose that he took a $1 million cash advance against the value of assets he was supposed to sell as part of his criminal forfeiture, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Subcontractor's Failure to Secure Comp Coverage Defeats Claim for Payment for Services | 10/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 364 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that a subcontractor’s failure to secure workers’ compensation insurance coverage for its employees was fatal to its claim for additional payment for its work. ...Read More | |||
| Protz Fix, Uninsured Employer Fund Bills Clear Legislature | 10/18/2018 | ||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 132 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read | |||
| Two workers' comp bills are on their way to the governor after passing the Pennsylvania legislature late Wednesday night, the last day of the 2018 session. House Bill 1840, known as the Protz Fix because it aims to correct what the state Supreme Court struck down l...Read More | |||
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Stakeholders Say 6th-Place Cost Ranking Obscures Efficiency of System | 10/18/2018 | |
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| By: Eddie Curran (correspondent) | |||
| State: GA | Segment: Top | 293 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read | |||
| Georgia workers’ comp administrators were put on the defensive by the latest workers’ comp premium cost survey by Oregon regulators, which showed the Peach State shooting from 27th...Read More | |||
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Compliance Tracker Offering Work Comp Utilization Management Updates | 10/18/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 123 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read | |||
| RegQuest, a firm that compiles regulatory compliance information for utilization-management professionals, has added workers’ compensation to its bevy of products that otherwise focus on general health care. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Approves All Changes to Electronic Filing Rules | 10/18/2018 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 78 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 49 min read | |||
| The North Carolina Industrial Commission approved all 13 rule changes that were on its agenda at a Wednesday meeting, officials said. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Privacy Concerns Don't Allow Sealing of Comp Claim Case File | 10/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 117 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that an injured worker’s interest in maintaining the privacy of his medical conditions and employment history does not allow him to obtain a judicial order sealing his workers’ compensation case file. ...Read More | |||
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Panel Revives Worker's Claim Over Service Dispute | 10/18/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 76 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that an employer’s failure to set forth facts supporting its claim that it never received proper service of an employee’s complaint resulted in a forfeiture of its ability to raise the issue...Read More | |||
