The Louisiana House Education Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to advance legislation aimed at strengthening protections for teachers and other school employees in cases involving student
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The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court denied a worker’s request to have his permanent total disability benefits converted to a lump sum.
Derek Trogden is a
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The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order updating the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule drug list.
The division said the order adopts updates to
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Medical provider networks in workers' compensation are associated with significantly lower claim costs, faster access to care and shorter disability durations, according to a report
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A Colorado grand jury indicted an insurance broker for allegedly diverting more than $100,000 in insurance premiums intended for nine insurance companies, including the state-chartered
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A federal appellate court denied an employer’s petition for review of black lung benefits to a worker with totally disabling legal pneumoconiosis.
Case: Cedar Coal Co.
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A New York appellate court ruled that the construction manager for a project was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s negligence and
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A divided Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the mother of a worker killed in an underground water vault sufficiently and plausibly pleaded intentional conduct by
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Claims administration and risk management provider North American Risk Services Inc. appointed Alice Wells as head of workers’ compensation.
Alice Wells
Wells will
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The Alaska Supreme Court reinstated an injured schoolteacher’s claims for negligence, employment discrimination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and defamation against his former employer and
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