Workers' Compensation News
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Coal Assessments to Increase in 2019 | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 72 | 0 | Popular with Other_other | 4 min read | |||
| The Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Funding Commission set the 2019 assessment rate at 6.41%, up from 6.29% in the current year. The commissi...Read More | |||
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Auto Liability Carrier Didn't Owe Coverage for Medical Bills From Compensable Crash | 10/10/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCarrier | |||
| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 71 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 35 min read | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that language in an automobile liability insurance policy exclusion stating that coverage does not apply to an injury “if workers’ or workmen’s compensation benefits are required” applied when the insured recovered from a third party and ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Greater Share of 55-and-Older Population Is Working | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 197 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 31 min read | |||
| A greater proportion of the 55-and-older population in the U.S. is working than in past decades. According to a report from the National Council...Read More | |||
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Knight to Lead Charge at DWC Fraud Section | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 108 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| An attorney with the state Department of Insurance has been named the new deputy commissioner of compliance and fraud investigations at the Division of Workers' Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Holding Medical Training Classes | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 145 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section is holding free medical training classes on coverage verification and billing Oct. 17. T...Read More | |||
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State Gets $2.5 Million for Return-to-Work Program | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 48 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read | |||
| Kentucky is the latest state to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, part of a new focus on returning injured workers to the job quickly, when opportunity for improvement is the greatest. ...Read More | |||
| Alera Group Acquires Two Las Vegas Firms | 10/10/2018 | ||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 79 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, and risk management firm, has acquired two Las Vegas-based businesses: Distinctive Insurance and GLB Insurance Group of Nevada. Distinctive Insurance provides employee benefits consulting as well as personal and commercial ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Suit for Worker Who Fell on Plastic Sheeting at Construction Site | 10/10/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 69 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 2 min read | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a construction worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims for injuries from a slip-and-fall on plastic sheeting covering the floor of his work area. ...Read More | |||
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City Has Immunity From Civil Liability for Secretary's Workplace Fall | 10/10/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 98 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| A state appellate court ruled that the City of New York was immune from civil liability to an employee of the New York County District Attorney’s Office for her injuries from a workplace fall. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Council to Vote on 19% Rate Reduction Thursday | 10/10/2018 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 163 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 746 min read | |||
| The Tennessee Workers' Compensation Advisory Council will meet Thursday to vote on one of the largest proposed rate reductions in years. Th...Read More | |||
