Workers' Compensation News
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Report: Carriers Wrote $241 Million in Premium in 2012
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09/04/2013
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State: AR | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Arkansas' workers' compensation carriers wrote approximately $241 million in direct written premium in 2012, according to the annual statistical report from the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission posted this week.The agency's statistical reports show direct written...Read More
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Revised Rules Define Refund Process for Lien Fees
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08/30/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on new language added to its proposed lien filing fee rules that details when fees will be automatically refunded.Senate Bill 863 requires the payment of a $150 filing fee on any lien submitted after Jan....Read More
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Reimbursement for Employer-Paid Medical Costs Unchanged
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08/30/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Thursday announced that the maximum amount employers can pay to a carrier as reimbursement for medical costs without having the costs included in the employer’s experience rating will be $1,800 in 2014, unchanged from the current year....Read More
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Recreation Board Expecting Major Premium Increase
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08/30/2013
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State: KY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Harland County, Ky., Outdoor Recreation Board Authority is expecting workers' compensation rates to nearly triple following cancellation of its policy, The Harland Daily Enterprise reported.The newspaper said the board can no longer obtain coverage through its Texas-based agent, ...Read More
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Restaurant Owner Accused of $250,000 Fraud Scheme
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08/29/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The owner of a Spokane restaurant faces a felony theft charge for collecting $249,267 in workers’ compensation benefits during an eight-year period in which she claimed she was unable to work, the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries said.Wanitta Racicot, 69, filed a...Read More
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Removal of Safety Guard Not 'Substantially Certain' to Cause Harm
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08/28/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An employer's deliberate act of dismantling safety features of a leather-stamping machine was not so substantially certain to result in injury as to exempt a worker who was injured by the machine from the exclusivity provisions of New Jersey's workers' compensation laws, a divided N...Read More
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Reforms' Attorney Fee Language Could Encourage Settlements
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08/23/2013
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State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterThe massive reform bill passed by Oklahoma state lawmakers earlier this year made a small change in the law that could make it much easier for employers to settle workers' compensation claims...Read More
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Russell Stover Cited for 8 Safety Violations, $44K in Penalties
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08/23/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Russell Stover Candies for eight serious safety violations and $44,005 in penalties for exposing its workers to chemical hazards at one of the employer's manufacturing plants.The federal agency issued the citations against Russe...Read More
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Rand Paper Offers Possible Model for Supplemental Benefit Fund
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08/22/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A working paper by Rand Corp. researchers posted online Wednesday by California's labor-management advisory board could serve as the foundation for the $120 million supplemental benefit fund created by Senate Bill 863.The research paper, commissioned by the California Commission on H...Read More
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