Workers' Compensation News
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CDI Applauds Veto of AB 1922
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10/07/2016
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1061 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 52 min read
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California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones praised the governor’s decision to veto Assembly Bill 1922, saying in a statement Thursday that the bill was bad for employers of al...Read More
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L&I Contingency Reserve Growing, Still Short of Target
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10/07/2016
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: WA | Segment: Top | 482 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 71 min read
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The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries has more than doubled its contingency reserve over the last four years, but the account is still about 25% short of the targeted amount.
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Federal Interest in Comp Making Some Nervous, but Quick Action Unlikely
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10/07/2016
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 1336 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 138 min read
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One day after the U.S. Department of Labor released its first report on workers' compensation in 12 years, claimants attorneys were hoping, and conservatives were dreading, that the federal government is moving to take control.
But one law professor says federalization of workers'...Read More
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Aluminum Warehouse Fined $89,000 After 2 Amputations
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10/07/2016
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 453 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read
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Two amputations and a thumb injury at a Pennsauken aluminum warehouse gave federal safety inspectors the fuel to fine its owners roughly $89,000.
The federal workplace safety agency cited Aluminum Shapes LLC for not using machine guards and reporting the amputations late. It has cite...Read More
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Siemens General Counsel Joining AIG
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10/07/2016
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 712 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read
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The former general counsel and corporate compliance lead of Siemens is joining AIG this month.
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Government Official to Insurance Agents: Watch CastlePoint Liquidation
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10/07/2016
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State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 703 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 121 min read
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The superintendent of Maine's insurance bureau urged the state's insurance agents to pay attention to the liquidation of California carrier CastlePoint National Insurance Co., as the proceeding may affect insurers with which agents work.
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Split Court Says Non-Subscribing Employer Can't Compel Worker to Arbitrate Tort Claim
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10/07/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 665 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 53 min read
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A divided Texas appellate court ruled that a non-subscribing employer could not compel its injured employee to submit to arbitration because the terms of the arbitration agreement did not guarantee that the employer would provide advance notice of changes to the terms of the deal.
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Court Upholds Award for Logger's Back Injury From UEF
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10/07/2016
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 576 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a logger for his back injury, payable by the state Uninsured Employers' Fund.
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