Workers' Compensation News
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Insurers Already Fretting About Terrorism Backstop's Pending Expiration | 08/15/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 364 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read | |||
| It won't expire for another two years, but insurance groups and rate-makers already are warning about the impact on rates if the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is not renewed in 2020. ...Read More | |||
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Public Employer Had Just Cause to Terminate Injured Employee | 08/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 82 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that a public employer had just cause to terminate an injured worker who could not return to his job. ...Read More | |||
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Offset Must Be Based on Maximum Monthly Pension Benefit Available | 08/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 64 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court ruled that an employer was entitled to an offset against an injured worker’s pension benefits based on the maximum monthly amount he could receive, as opposed to the net amount he actually was paid. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Reports Provider Suspension, Voluntary Resignation | 08/15/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 69 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read | |||
| One medical provider has voluntarily resigned his authorization to treat injured workers within the New York workers’ comp system, and another has been temporarily suspended, the state Workers’ Compensation Board announced. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Veteran Firefighter With Thyroid Cancer | 08/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 67 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 236 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court upheld a denial of benefits for a veteran firefighter diagnosed with thyroid cancer, since he failed to prove his form of cancer is the sort that is caused by exposure to the carcinogens that he encountered in the course of his employment. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Reviewing Legislative Rules at Next Meeting | 08/15/2018 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 72 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| Members of the Idaho Industrial Commission will discuss 2019 legislative rules pertaining to average weekly wages and electronic payment transfers during their next meeting, today in Boise. ...Read More | |||
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Woman Must Repay $2,400 After Cashing Deceased Mom's WC Checks | 08/15/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 111 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read | |||
| A Rochester woman must repay $2,400 in workers' compensation benefits after she forged her deceased mom's signature on checks and kept the money for herself, New York authorities said. ...Read More | |||
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State Fund Has New CEO | 08/15/2018 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 98 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| Rick Ferguson is the new manager and chief executive officer of the Idaho State Insurance Fund, according to the latest newsletter from the...Read More | |||
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NAMSAP Conference Slated for Oct. 3-5 in Baltimore | 08/15/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 82 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 18 min read | |||
| The National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals, or NAMSAP, will hold its 2018 educational conference from Oct. 3-5 at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Workers' Deliberate-Intention Claim for Alleged Chemical Exposure Injuries | 08/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 61 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 16 min read | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a tort claim by two hospital employees who asserted that their employer deliberately caused them injuries by exposing them to a toxic chemical in the workplace. ...Read More | |||
