Workers' Compensation News
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Franchisor Not Liable for Uninsured Franchisee's Injured Employee
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10/13/2015
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania last week ruled that a restaurant franchisor was not liable for the benefits owed to an uninsured franchisee's injured employee. Liability instead fell on the state's Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund, the unanimous panel said.
The court...Read More
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Fee Schedule, Protocols on Medical Advisory Board Agenda
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10/08/2015
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State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Rhode Island Medical Advisory Board will discuss preferred provider networks and a possible revision of independent medical examiner rules during a meeting scheduled for Nov. 3 in Providence.
Other items on the agenda:
Preferred provider networks.
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Feds Announce Agreement with L&I
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10/06/2015
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A pair of federal agencies announced an agreement with the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries to resolve civil rights complaints filed by people who alleged their limited English proficiency subjected them to national origin discrimination in the state's workers' compensa...Read More
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Former Comp Judge Wins $7M Award
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10/06/2015
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State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A jury has awarded $7 million to an administrative law judge for the Missouri Workers' Compensation Division who claimed he was fired because of his disability, according to a ...Read More
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Fatal Fall Brings $47K in Fines against 2 Contractors
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10/05/2015
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A worker's fatal fall from the fourth floor of an apartment complex under construction prompted the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to propose $47,200 in fines against two Houston contractors.
OSHA cited Jose Miguel Charles and Blazer Building Inc. for failing ...Read More
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Fraud Bureau Hosting WC Fraud Seminar
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09/30/2015
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State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts will present a seminar on workers' compensation fraud in Natick on Nov. 5.
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Five Regulators Promoted at the Missouri DOI
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09/29/2015
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State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Five veteran regulators have been appointed to new and expanded roles within the Missouri Department of Insurance. Department Director John Huff announced the appointments Friday during the annual meeting of the Missouri Insurance Coalition in Kansas City.
The appointments are:
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Federal Court Kicks Buc Player's MRSA Suit Back to State
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09/28/2015
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal judge ruled that a $20 million lawsuit filed by a former kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over an MRSA infection should be heard by a state court, the Tampa Tribune reported on Friday.
Lawrence Tynes alleges in the suit that he contracted methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...Read More
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FIGA Proposing Changes to Bylaws
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09/25/2015
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association is proposing changes to its bylaws that would eliminate guaranteed board of directors' seats to members affiliated with industry groups and instead assign seats to the state's largest insurers.
The proposed changes to FIGA's Plan of O...Read More
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