Showing posts with label Missouri. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Missouri. Show all posts
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Intimidation: Missouri Senate passes online database for workers' comp

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Privacy is a basic premises of workers' compensation law and the State of Missouri is taking a major step to eliminate it and in...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Oklahoma Work Comp Opt-Out System Under Legal Attack

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The recently enacted, and high innovated cost-savings opt-out program in Oklahoma workers' compensation has come under direct legal att...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Missouri Governor Supports Workers' Compensation Privacy and Vetos Database Legislation

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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed legislation that would have created a database of all Missourians who had filed for workers' compen...
Thursday, May 16, 2013

The Scarlet Letter - Workers' Compensation Style

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Privacy, that was thought to be a paramount concern for individuals in workers' compensation, is now going away in Missouri. The Missour...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

The "New Normal," Special Compensation Funds and Viability

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An Arizona Appeals Court has ruled that Special Funds [Second Injury Fund] used to pay workers' compensation benefits and fund the ad...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Former CEO for Missouri Employers Mutual and Attorney Sentenced for Misappropriation of Funds

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Seal of Missouri. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Roger B. Wilson was sentenced to two years probation, a $5,000 fine, $5,000 restitution ...
Monday, May 21, 2012

Too Big To Fail?

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Seal of Missouri. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Is the  Missouri Second Injury Fund too big to fail? It appears not. Stagnation and indecis...
Monday, April 23, 2012

Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit to Preserve Missouri Second Injury Fund

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A Federal Judge in Missouri dismissed a Federal lawsuit that was filed to forced the State of Missouri to fund its Second Injury Fund for wo...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Workers' Compensation: Are Second Injury Funds Going to be History Soon?

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As the Second Injury Fund debate in Missouri becomes more heated,  one must consider the underlying issues challenging its existence. Whatev...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Employee Allowed to Sue Employer for Negligence Resulting From an Occupational Exposure

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Guest Blog by John R. Boyd A Court of Appeals in Missouri has ruled that an employee, who became ill as a result of an occupational exposu...
Monday, May 9, 2011

Missouri, The Second Injury Fund and Paying Up

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The St. Louis Post Dispatch today called upon the State of Missouri to do the right thing and stop hold injured workers hostage. In an edit...
Thursday, March 24, 2011

MIssouri Mulls More Work Comp Reform

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Guest Blog by B. Michael Korte The Missouri legislature is again considering a number of proposals to change its workers’ compensation sy...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

AIG Reaches For Its Wallet to Cover $4.1 Billion in Work Comp Claims and Asbestos Liabilities

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Image via Wikipedia The American International Group ( AIG ), the huge insurance company that the US Government bailed out financially, is s...