Workers' Compensation News
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Contractor Pays Restitution for Payroll, Comp Fraud | 10/07/2019 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 212 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 31 min read | |||
| A Helena contractor has paid restitution after pleading guilty to payroll fraud and failing to obtain workers' compensation insurance. Darren Boot...Read More | |||
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BWC Failed to Monitor Safety Research Grant Program, IG Says | 10/07/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 128 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 52 min read | |||
| The Ohio Inspector General has found that the Bureau of Workers' Compensation did not adequately monitor grant funding provided to universities in the state. ...Read More | |||
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After Worker's Fatal Fall, Cell Tower Company Owner Pleads to Misclassification | 10/07/2019 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 270 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 38 min read | |||
| Prosecutors in West Virginia are recommending probation, restitution and a $1,000 fine after a cellphone tower construction company owner pleaded guilty to defrauding his workers' compensation carrier. ...Read More | |||
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2nd DCA Publishes Ruling on Enforceability of Unsigned Endorsement | 10/04/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 932 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 70 min read | |||
| The 2nd District Court of Appeal has ordered publication of a decision that established that an insurance policy’s limiting endorsement for special employees could not be invalidated just because the employer had not signed it. ...Read More | |||
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Self-Driving Vehicles' Benefits to Comp Will Be Gradual, Some Say | 10/04/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 334 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| Self-driving commercial vehicles are starting to hit the road, and while the technology may benefit workers’ comp, the impact will be very gradual, some say. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Rebukes Comp Judge for 'Appalling' Actions in Trooper Claim | 10/04/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: SC | Segment: Top | 892 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read | |||
| A South Carolina workers' compensation commissioner, criticized for anti-claimant statements in recent years, is in the news again, this time after she received a sharp rebuke from the state Supreme Court. ...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Declares $22 Million Dividend, Applauds System Stability | 10/04/2019 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 155 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 10 min read | |||
| The board of directors of The MEMIC Group has declared a $22 million dividend for its Maine policyholders, matching last year’s record-setting dividend. ...Read More | |||
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Helmsman Management Services to Acquire Eberle Vivian | 10/04/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 269 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 442 min read | |||
| Helmsman Management Services, Liberty Mutual's wholly owned third-party administrator, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Eberle Vivian Inc., a regional TPA serving the Pacific Northwest. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Claims Against Subcontractors | 10/04/2019 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 250 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 192 min read | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s personal injury claims against three subcontractors who were allegedly responsible for causing severe burns to his legs. ...Read More | |||
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Orchid Medical Announces Executive Reorganization | 10/04/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 383 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 23 min read | |||
| Orchid Medical, a provider of workers’ comp ancillary medical management services, has named Paul Taylor as its president and chief executive officer. ...Read More | |||
