Workers' Compensation News
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Beefy Florida Insurance Investigations Seek to Add Weight of Accreditation | 11/14/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 176 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 42 min read | |||
| The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, already known for leading sting operations that have nabbed uninsured employers, is seeking to have its investigations division accredited by a state law enforcement review organization. ...Read More | |||
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Uninsured Employers Fund Owes No Benefits for Car Accident | 11/14/2019 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 112 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 25 min read | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that the state Uninsured Employers Fund is not liable for the payment of benefits for a worker’s injuries from a car accident, since he failed to prove he had an employment relationship with an uninsured company. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI to Share Preliminary Research on Readmission, Reoperation Rates | 11/14/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 156 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 9 min read | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute announced that its 36th Annual Issues & Research Conference in Boston next year will feature a session on readmission and reoperation rates among workers’ compensation patients. ...Read More | |||
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AmTrust Appoints EVP, Head of Litigation | 11/14/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 272 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read | |||
| AmTrust Financial Services Inc. named Daniel Hargraves executive vice president and head of litigation. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds MCC Finding for Worker's Neck Injury | 11/14/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 157 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 28 min read | |||
| A divided Florida appellate court upheld a finding that a worker’s accident was the major contributing cause of her need for medical treatment, despite evidence she had pre-existing neck problems. ...Read More | |||
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Stephens Named Director for Defense Bar Group | 11/14/2019 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 92 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 586 min read | |||
| Virginia lawyer E. Ford Stephens has been named a national director for an insurance defense organization, his law firm announced this week. ...Read More | |||
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Public Hearing Set for New Medical Treatment Guidelines | 11/14/2019 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 133 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 51 min read | |||
| The Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims will hold a public hearing next week to get feedback on proposed medical treatment guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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City Agrees to Pay $125,000 for Comp Claim, Wrongful Termination | 11/14/2019 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 214 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 3 min read | |||
| The East Lansing City Council has agreed to pay a former worker $125,000 to settle a workers' compensation claim and a wrongful termination lawsuit. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Police Officer's Conviction for Comp Fraud | 11/13/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 793 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a police officer’s conviction for workers’ compensation fraud. Case: People v. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Chronic Opioid Use Fell to 3% of Lost-Time Claims | 11/13/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 239 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read | |||
| Chronic opioid use by injured workers decreased from 13% to 3% of all lost-time claims over a 10-year period, a trend projected to produce $6.5 billion in savings, according to a report from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
