Workers' Compensation News
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Dickerson Steps in as Acting Labor Secretary
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06/13/2018
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 109 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read
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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin on Tuesday appointed David Dickerson as acting secretary of the state Labor Cabinet, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Worker Claims.
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Commission Buys Office Building for $20.4 Million
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06/13/2018
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 85 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 22 min read
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The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission is paying $20.4 million to buy a downtown Richmond office building that it has been leasing since last year.
The commission bought the building at 333 E. Franklin St. from Hourigan Development, which purchased it for $13 million last yea...Read More
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New Opioid Drug Designed to Treat Back Pain Without Producing High
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06/13/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 245 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 34 min read
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A San Francisco-based drug company has applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of a new opioid that it says treats back pain without causing euphoria, thereby decreasing the chance of abuse.
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Comp Renewal Rates Decrease a Little Less, Ivans Finds
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06/13/2018
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 104 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read
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Workers’ comp renewal rates were down 2.71% last month, a smaller decrease than the 2.93% drop seen in April, according to Ivans, an insurance industry exchange.
The Ivans Index for May found that rates for most standard commercial lines are trending positively, except commercial au...Read More
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Employer's Waiver of 'Kotecki' Defense Doesn't Waive Comp Lien
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06/13/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 130 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 15 min read
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The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an employer’s waiver of its affirmative defense to limit its liability for an injury sustained by an employee did not also constitute a waiver of its statutory workers’ compensation lien.
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Assessment Rates for Division, Special Trust Funds Cut Again
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06/13/2018
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 159 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 5 min read
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Florida's chief financial officer announced Tuesday that the assessment rate to support the Division of Workers' Compensation and the state's special disability fund have both been cut for 2019.
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Court Revives Staffing Agency Worker's Tort Claim Against Temp Employer
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06/13/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 94 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 734 min read
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The Pennsylvania Superior Court revived a worker’s tort claim against his temporary employer, finding a triable question as to whether the employer exercised enough control over the worker to make him a “borrowed employee.”
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Court Reports Sharp Drop in Claims Over Last Decade
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06/13/2018
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State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 87 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 4 min read
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Injury claims and benefits payments in Nebraska have dropped significantly in almost every category in the last 10 years, according to a report released this week by the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court.
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