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Calif. - State Fund Holds larger Surplus, Pays smaller Dividends than other State-Chartered Carriers
The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation and California State Fund have one thing in common: Both ended 2013 with more than $6 billion in surplus. No other state fund came anywhere close to that kind of cash stockpile.
But while the Ohio BWC has decided to give $2 billion back to its policyholders over the past two years, California State… Read more »
The 3rd District Court of Appeal last week accepted two more amicus briefs in the pending dispute over whether Florida's comp system can continue to serve as the exclusive remedy for the state's injured workers.
Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Jorge Cueto stunned system participants last August when he ruled that the benefits available to workers under the comp system had become so decimated that a workers' comp claim was no longer an… Read more »A divided Michigan Court of Appeals panel… Read more »
Insurance carriers, regulators and claimants’… Read more »
A New York appellate court said the widow of a construction worker, who was crushed to death when the dump box of a dump truck descended on him, could proceed with some of her Labor Law claims.
Case: Matter of Mitchell v. NRG Energy, No. 1391 CA 14-00871, 02/13/2015, published.
Facts: John K. Mitchell was… Read more »
A New York appellate court reinstated a comp carrier's lien against a worker's settlement recovery from a third-party tortfeasor.
Case: Klem v. Special Response Corp., No. 1392 CA 13-01879, 02/13/2015, published.
Facts: Dorsie Klem, an employee of Corning Hospital, injured her ankle while disembarking from a van… Read more »
A federal appellate court ruled that a railway worker could pursue a grievance through his union over his employer's decision to discipline him after he reported an injury while simultaneously pursuing a retaliation claim under the Federal Railroad Safety Act.
Case: Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Perez, No. 14-3274, 02/18/2015, published.
Facts: Marcus Kruse, a train conductor employed by the Norfolk Southern Railway Co., got hurt while at work in… Read more »The Commonwealth Court ruled that a workers'… Read more »
While stakeholders in Tennessee await a committee hearing on what proponents… Read more »
News: WEST
News: NORTH
- NY Court Tosses some Claims over Death of Worker Crushed by Dump Truck
- OH Conductor's Pursuit of Arbitration under Railway Labor Act Didn't Bar his Railroad Safety Act Claim
- NY Court Reinstates Comp Carrier's Lien against Worker's 3rd-Party Recovery
- PA Doctor's Specialty Doesn't Need to Encompass Area of Worker's Injury for him to Do IRE
News: SOUTH
- FL 3rd DCA Gets Amicus Briefs Backing FWA in Challenge to Constitutionality of Comp System
- GA Woman Sentenced to Probation after Lying about Supervisor Assaulting her
- MO Annual WC Conference Scheduled for June in Osage Beach
- NC Hullender to Join IC as Deputy Commissioner in April
- FL Smith-Wilkes Joins Alliant as Wrap-Up Director
NEW! American Airlines v. Hennessey, 1D14-3604, (02/23/2015): The 1st District Court of Appeal overturned an award of payment to an injured worker for the attendant care services he received from his wife.
NEW! Roof Painting by Hartzell v. Hernandez, 1D14-0112, (02/16/2015): The 1st District Court of Appeal reversed a finding of "dual… Read more »
Cigna has completed its acquisition of QualCare Alliance Networks, a conglomerate of managed care and medical network companies.
Cigna focuses mostly on health insurance plans, but also offers disabilty and accident insurance, according to its website. QualCare, which was previously owned by a group of 16 hospitals and physician-hospital… Read more »Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have charged a Uniontown podiatrist, who was convicted of a misdemeanor workers' compensation fraud charge in California in 2007, with unlawfully prescribing narcotics.
Dr. William T. Ainsley, 39, was one of seven people charged by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office on Friday for participating in an alleged prescription drug scheme after a joint investigation with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Prosecutors charged Ainsley with six… Read more »
The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has scheduled the 21st Annual Missouri Workers’ Compensation Conference for June 8-9 at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach.
The conference will feature 24 sessions with more than 30 experts, as well as more than 100 vendors, according to the… Read more »
York Risk Services Group has brought aboard a new hire to lead the sales team of its program division in its northeast region.
Barry Haring, who was most recently the regional vice president, programs and direct markets for Zurich Insurance Group, will step into the position, according to a Monday press release. As vice president of sales in the… Read more »
Charlotte Smith-Wilkes has joined Alliant Construction Services Group as its senior vice president/wrap-up director, Alliant announced in a release published by Business Wire.
Smith-Wilkes was hired to lead the expansion of the group’s Wrap-Up Division in the Southern U.S., with an emphasis on… Read more »
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