Workers' Compensation News
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Agent Accused of Stealing $65,000 From Small-Business Owners | 05/17/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California insurance agent surrendered at the Los Angeles County Superior Court after being charged with four counts of grand theft for allegedly pocketing premiums that small-business owners paid for workers’ compensation and liability coverage. ...Read More | |||
| A.I.M. Extends Reach | 05/17/2019 | ||
| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers’ Compensation carrier A.I.M. Mutual announced that will start selling policies in Maine as it continues its expansion throughout New England. A.I.M., which started in 1989 in Massachusetts, expanded to New Hampshire in 2001. In 2013, it started providing workers’ compe...Read More | |||
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Advisory Committee Adds Meeting to Schedule | 05/16/2019 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The state's Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council added four meetings to its schedule, including two at the end of May. The coun...Read More | |||
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Arguello Gets 48-Month Sentence in Referral Scheme | 05/10/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal judge ordered Carlos Arguello to serve 48 months in prison for his role in a kickback scheme that generated net income of more than $5 million, according to court documents. ...Read More | |||
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Appropriations Committee Passes 'Non-Controversial' Omnibus Bill | 05/10/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would delete obsolete provisions of the Labor Code and revise the schedule for regulators to issue a report on alternative workers’ compensation programs, finding the measure would have little to no impact on the state...Read More | |||
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Aircraft Manufacturer Exposed Workers to Carcinogen, OSHA Alleges | 05/10/2019 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Kansas aircraft manufacturer is facing proposed federal penalties of $193,218 for allegedly exposing workers to hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes Bill Covering Off-Duty Firefighters | 05/08/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly passed a bill to make workers’ compensation benefits available to firefighters injured while proceeding to or engaging in fire suppression or rescue operations, along with those hurt protecting life or property, without regard for whether the firefighters were o...Read More | |||
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AIG Reports General Insurance Underwriting Profit in Q1 | 05/08/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| American International Group Inc. has reported first quarter net income of $654 million, compared to $938 million in the first quarter of...Read More | |||
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Amazon, OSHA Reach Agreement Over Distribution Center Citations | 05/07/2019 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reached an informal settlement with Amazon for unsafe workplace conditions at the company’s temporary distribution center in Nampa. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes Bill Potentially Allowing Penalties When UR Overturned | 05/06/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly passed a bill that would open up the possibility for injured workers to seek penalties for unreasonable delays when a utilization review determination is overturned by independent medical review. ...Read More | |||
