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Workers' Compensation News
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Halloween Attack on Trolley Operator Was Alleged Fraud Scheme | 02/26/2018 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 223 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 22 min read | |||
| A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority trolley operator has been charged with fraudulently collecting workers’ compensation and disability insurance benefits after allegedly paying someone to attack him on the job in 2016. ...Read More | |||
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Homeowners Had Immunity From Worker's Labor Law Claims | 02/26/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 219 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the owners of a residential property were immune from liability to a worker who allegedly suffered injuries during renovation of the home. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Extend Benefits to Fallen Officers' Families | 02/23/2018 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 197 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 14 min read | |||
| The Alabama House has passed a bill that would extend benefits to dependents of firefighters or police officers who die in the line of duty to age 18. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Place Self-Insurance Fund Under Another Agency | 02/22/2018 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 213 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 8 min read | |||
| A bill in the Kansas Legislature that would move the administration of the State Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurance Fund from the Department of Health and Environment to the Department of Administration has been passed by the House of Representatives. ...Read More | |||
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Hartford to Buy Farmers Small Commercial Business | 02/21/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 740 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read | |||
| The Hartford announced a deal to acquire California-based Farmers Exchanges’ small commercial business sold through independent agents. Hartf...Read More | |||
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High Court Revives Worker's Labor Law Claim for Off-Site Accident | 02/21/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 244 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 9 min read | |||
| New York’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that a worker could proceed with his Labor Law claims based on injuries he sustained while fabricating steel rebar for a construction project in Manhattan, even though he fell while at a temporary work facility in another area. ...Read More | |||
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House Approves Amended Bill Exempting Amateur Athletes From Comp | 02/21/2018 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 245 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| Athletes meeting U.S. Olympic Committee or Canadian Olympic Committee criteria to qualify as amateurs would be exempt from workers’ compensation coverage and other labor law protections, under a bill the Oregon House of Representatives passed Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Create Penalties for Employers That Interfere With Claims | 02/20/2018 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 278 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 14 min read | |||
| The Utah House of Representatives passed a bill that would authorize a $5,000 fine for employers that interfere with an employee’s ability to file a workers’ compensation claim or retaliate against those who file claims. ...Read More | |||
| High Court Upholds Right To Penalize Unsafe Employers Under Unfair Competition Law | 02/12/2018 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 740 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 38 min read | |||
| In a landmark decision in the work-safety arena, the California Supreme Court has upheld the right of prosecutors to seek civil penalties under unfair competition statutes against employers who violate work-safety statutes. The high court’s decision in ...Read More | |||
| Henderson Office Taking Over Requests for PD Raters | 02/05/2018 | ||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 197 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section gave notice Friday that it is changing the way it handles D-35 forms, which are used to request a rotating rating physician or chiropractor, beginning Feb. 12. As of that date, D-35 forms from attorneys must be accompanied by a written and si...Read More | |||
