Workers' Compensation News
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Siemens General Counsel Joining AIG | 10/07/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 712 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 29 min read | |||
| The former general counsel and corporate compliance lead of Siemens is joining AIG this month. ...Read More | |||
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Government Official to Insurance Agents: Watch CastlePoint Liquidation | 10/07/2016 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 704 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 121 min read | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says Non-Subscribing Employer Can't Compel Worker to Arbitrate Tort Claim | 10/07/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 665 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 53 min read | |||
| 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. ...Read More | |||
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Report: One Call Signs Contract With Maker of Wearable Pain-Treating Device | 10/07/2016 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 986 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read | |||
| One Call Care Management has finalized a contract with the maker of a wearable ultrasound device to treat acute and chronic muscle injuries, Connecticut's Fairfield County Business Journal reports. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Award for Logger's Back Injury From UEF | 10/07/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 576 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a logger for his back injury, payable by the state Uninsured Employers' Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Inspection Reveals Mold in Post Office, Yields $63,500 Fine | 10/07/2016 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 575 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Federal safety inspectors linked mold in an Iowa post office's vestibule to a leak dripping onto an electrical panel. Inspectors fined the U.S. Postal...Read More | |||
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Divided Court Says Worker Was Entitled to Summary Judgment on Claim for Fall | 10/07/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 485 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 43 min read | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell while unloading beams from the back of a flatbed truck was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law Section 240(1) claim. ...Read More | |||
| ICA Schedules Legislative Stakeholder Meeting | 10/07/2016 | ||
| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 502 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 112 min read | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona is holding its annual legislative stakeholder meeting Nov. 3 in Phoenix. The purpose of the meeting is to provide people an opportunity to comment on issues regarding any aspect of the Industrial Commission, and to recommend possible legislation for th...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds BWC Payroll Re-Classification Causing 1,849% Jump in Employer's Premium | 10/07/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 474 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 49 min read | |||
| An Ohio appellate Court upheld a reclassification decision by the Bureau of Workers' Compensation that raised an employer's premium by 1,849%. ...Read More | |||
| Contractors Board Accuses Three of Operating Without Comp | 10/07/2016 | ||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 423 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Construction Contractors Board made recent visits to 72 job sites in the eastern part of the state and found three contractors who allegedly failed to carry mandatory workers’ compensation coverage. The board said it visited an additional 59 job sites during the five...Read More | |||
