Workers' Compensation News
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Board Doesn't Abuse Discretion in Declining to Revisit Forfeiture Penalty | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 181 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not commit an abuse of discretion in denying reconsideration of its determination that a worker had forfeited her entitlement to benefits by committing fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of 60% Loss of Wage-Earning Capacity for Assaulted Bus Driver | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 131 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a morbidly obese bus driver had suffered a 60% loss of wage-earning capacity from his injuries in an on-the-job assault. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Rate Adequacy, Aging Workforce, Medical Costs Among Top Issues for 2020 | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 252 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said rate adequacy, an aging workforce and medical costs are among the top concerns of work comp industry executives heading into 2020. ...Read More | |||
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DWC to Hold Quarterly Meeting With Health Care Providers Jan. 22 | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 320 | 0 | Popular with Medical | 99 min read | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation will hold its quarterly meeting for health care providers on Jan. 22. ...Read More | |||
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Horse Racing Industry Launches High-Deductible Comp Plan to Reduce Costs | 01/14/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 838 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 8 min read | |||
| New York's state's horse racing industry, stalked by high workers' compensation premiums in the past, has announced a unique, high-deductible plan designed to reduce costs. ...Read More | |||
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Budget Proposes $20M to Implement AB 5, Including $17.5M for DIR | 01/13/2020 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1102 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 70 min read | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed allocating more than $20 million to implement the new employee status test required by Assembly Bill 5, an amount nearly four times what legislative consultants projected in first-year costs. ...Read More | |||
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Knowledge of Worker's Injury Doesn't Expose Employer to Vicarious Liability | 01/13/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 762 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an employer's knowledge of an employee's compensable injury was not enough to impose tort liability for a fatal car accident. ...Read More | |||
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P&T Committee Meeting Jan. 22 | 01/13/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 210 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 32 min read | |||
| The committee empaneled to advise the California Division of Workers’ Compensation on evidence-based changes to the prescription drug formulary will discuss opioids as well as the “exempt” and “non-exempt” classifications during a Jan. 22 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Lara Announces Appointment of Richard De La Mora to CIGA Board of Governors | 01/13/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 240 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed Richard De La Mora as a new insurer representative on the board of governors for the California Insurance Guarantee Association. ...Read More | |||
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Liberty Co. Insurance Brokers Hires Kimaili Davis as Claims Manager | 01/13/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 294 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 49 min read | |||
| The Liberty Co. welcomed Kimaili Davis as its new claims manager at the start of the year. ...Read More | |||
