Workers' Compensation News
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Appeals Court: WCAB Erred in Finding No Requirement to Pay for Cannabis | 03/21/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Add Pennsylvania to the list of states where employers can be required to reimburse injured workers for cannabis when the drug is determined to be a reasonable and necessary treatment for their work injury. ...Read More | |||
| Annual Workers' Compensation Nonsubscriber Reporting Period Open | 03/17/2023 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation said the reporting period is open for employers that opted out of providing coverage or have recently ended coverage. Employers that don’t provide workers’ compensation coverage must file ...Read More | |||
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AGs Urge Swift Action on OSHA Heat Safety Standards | 02/16/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorneys general for six states petitioned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to take swift action to implement national heat standards for indoor and ...Read More | |||
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Ametros VP of Strategy Kane Elected President of National Medicare Secondary Payer Network | 02/16/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The National Medicare Secondary Payer Network elected John P. Kane, vice president of strategy for Ametros, as its president. ...Read More | |||
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APCIA VP, Comp Advocate Jeremy Merz Dies at 42 | 01/30/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Jeremy Merz, vice president of state government relations for the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and a mainstay in California comp policy discussions, died of Lou Gehrig’s disease on Tuesday. He was 42. ...Read More | |||
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AF Group Completes Acquisition of AmeriTrust Group | 01/09/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Holding company AF Group announced that regulators approved its acquisition of AmeriTrust Group. ...Read More | |||
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Amerisafe Founder Millard Morris Resigns | 01/09/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Amerisafe founder Millard Morris resigned from the workers’ compensation carrier’s board of directors at the end of 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Agencies Update Mileage Rate | 01/05/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Regulators in Oregon and South Carolina announced that injured workers who travel to receive medical treatment after the start of the New Year will be reimbursed 65.5 cents per mile. ...Read More | |||
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Automotive Insurance Provider Doesn't Owe Coverage to Motorist Who Received Comp Benefits | 12/15/2022 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that an automobile insurance provider was entitled to summary judgment that it owed no coverage for a motorist’s bodily injuries for which he received workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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AG Announces $5.7B Settlement With Walgreens | 12/14/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a proposed $5.7 billion multistate settlement agreement with retail pharmacy chain Walgreens to address its role in fueling the opioid epidemic. ...Read More | |||
