Workers' Compensation News
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Pinnacle Names Tim Mosler Principal, Consulting Actuary | 01/09/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 252 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 5 min read | |||
| Pinnacle Actuarial Resources named Tim Mosler as the firm’s newest principal and consulting actuary. ...Read More | |||
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Pele Godkin Named Appeals Board Judge | 01/09/2020 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 247 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 28 min read | |||
| Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee appointed Pele Godkin to serve as a judge on the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Coventry's Bickford Appointed to IAIABC Committee | 01/09/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 275 | 0 | Popular with Vendor | 15 min read | |||
| Lisa Anne Bickford, director of government relations for Coventry, was appointed as the vice chair of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions Research and Standards Committee. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can Compel Arbitration of Wrongful Termination Claim | 01/09/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 228 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 18 min read | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that an employer should have been allowed to compel arbitration of an injured employee’s claim that he had been fired in retaliation for pursuing a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Labor Law Claim for Slip-and-Fall Accident | 01/09/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 139 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 61 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim from a trip-and-fall accident at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Providers Concerned About Some Dispute Resolution Changes, Pleased With Others | 01/09/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 158 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 26 min read | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation heard from stakeholders Wednesday about proposed changes to medical reimbursement dispute rules, the latest step in what has turned out to be a years-long rulemaking process. ...Read More | |||
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Cuomo Surprises With Approval of Regulatory Relief Bill That Names Comp Board | 01/09/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 213 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| Gov. Andrew Cuomo surprised many when he signed a bill that gives small businesses a pass on fines and penalties for first-time violations of state regulations. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment After Fall From Inverted Bucket | 01/09/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 198 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 9 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured construction worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall from an inverted bucket. ...Read More | |||
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Observers Caution Against Certain WCAB Rule Changes for 2020 | 01/08/2020 | |
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| By: Tonika Reed (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2366 | 2 | Popular with Legal | 47 min read | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board ushered in the new year by adopting a comprehensive rewrite of its procedural rules, despite objections from some observers who said the revisions could cause confusion or drive up system costs — and might exceed statutory authority....Read More | |||
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Thoroughbred Group Increasing Purses to Offset Comp Costs | 01/08/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 411 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read | |||
| Thoroughbred Owners of California announced that participation purses will increase significantly in 2020, in part to offset increased workers’ compensation costs. ...Read More | |||
