Uber Offers Benefit Pilot Program; Legislator Sees Need for Coverage of Gig Workers

• 05/10/17
• Liz Carey

As of this week, Uber will provide drivers in eight states with the option to buy workers’ compensation insurance, with financial help from raising customers’ fees. It’s a move some say is ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 5/10, Wednesday Edition

• 05/10/17
• Dara Barney

1) CA Medical Providers Suspended for Fraudulent Actions   Four medical providers in California have been suspended from the state's workers' compensation system, writes Joyce Famakinwa of ...
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FL Appeals Court Rules Workers’ Comp Rate Increase is Legal

• 05/09/17
• Liz Carey

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Florida court has upheld last year’s workers’ compensation insurance rate increase, overturning a lower court’s finding that the change ...
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AL Workers’ Compensation Act Struck Down

• 05/09/17
• Angela Underwood

Birmingham, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Struck down: That is the position of the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act as of yesterday, when Jefferson County Judge Pat Ballard deemed it ...
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Firefighter Cancer Coverage: Spreading Like a Blaze Across U.S.

• 05/09/17
• Angela Underwood

Peoria, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) - City of Peoria Fire Department Fire Chief Charles E. Lauss said cancer does not recognize state lines. “It is well known that firefighters are very susceptible ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 5/9, Tuesday Edition

• 05/09/17
• Dara Barney

1) KY Mom Pleads Guilty to Stealing From Her Dead Mother      Kentucky mom Sheryl A. Colson, aka Sheryl McClure, pleaded guilty this week to Grand Larceny, writes Bobby Welber of the ...
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As the 2017 FL Legislative Session Nears the End, What’s Left?

• 05/08/17
• Angela Underwood

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Florida budget could pass today, or not, since Friday’s extension; but it will not include a workers’ compensation package on benefit restoration, ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 5/8, Monday Edition

• 05/08/17
• Dara Barney

1) Workers' Comp Among Topics Left to Address in FL Legislature  A new state budget is on the docket for Florida legislators, and ten big issues are still on the table, writes Jim Saunders of The ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 5/5, Friday Edition

• 05/05/17
• Dara Barney

1) OH Businesses Receive Safety Award   Seneca County, Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital, Heidelberg University and Tiffin Community YMCA, all businesses in Tiffin, OH, received the Ohio Bureau of ...
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