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                        <title>Division Sets March 30 Hearing on NCCI 2010 Rates</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>Division Sets March 30 Hearing on NCCI 2010 Rates</description>
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                        <title>House Passes Prescription Drug Registry</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>House Passes Prescription Drug Registry</description>
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                        <title>Work Injury Was Major Cause of Worker's Current Condition</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>Work Injury Was Major Cause of Worker's Current Condition</description>
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                        <title>High Court: Worker Entitled to PTD After Completing Pain Program</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>High Court: Worker Entitled to PTD After Completing Pain Program</description>
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                        <title>Hearing on Education, Other Rules Set for Dec. 22 in Pierre</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>Hearing on Education, Other Rules Set for Dec. 22 in Pierre</description>
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                        <title>Division Extends Compliance Date on Certificate Language</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>Division Extends Compliance Date on Certificate Language</description>
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                        <title>Department Report Calls Comp Trends 'Favorable'</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>Department Report Calls Comp Trends 'Favorable'</description>
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                        <title>Trial Court Needed Damages Hearing in Subrogation Action</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>A trial court should have conducted a damages hearing in a subrogation action against a third-party suit, the state Supreme Court ruled.</description>
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                        <title>Advisory Council to Meet Sept. 29 on Report to Lawmakers</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>Workers' Compensation Advisory Council holds a hearing and meeting Sept. 29 on its 2009 report.</description>
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                        <title>Director Extends Deadline on Certificates of Insurance Compliance</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>Insurance Director Merle Scheiber extended the deadline for complying with certificates of insurance requirements.</description>
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                        <title>Division Mandates Language for Certificates of Insurance</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>The Division of Insurance announced required language for certificates of insurance effective Sept. 1.</description>
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                        <title>Worker's Reasonable Belief Tolled Statute of Limitations</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>A worker's failure to immediately report his injury was tolled by the belief that he had only suffered a minor injury, the high court ruled.</description>
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                        <title>Advisory Council Meets, Reviews Draft Annual Report</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>The Workers' Compensation Advisory Council considered a draft annual report and reviewed new legislation.</description>
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                        <title>Department Notes Change in Weekly Benefit, Cost of Living Rates</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>The Department of Labor issued a reminder of new weekly benefit rates and cosf-of-living adjustments.</description>
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                        <title>Football League Says Teams Complying with Comp Requirements</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>The Indoor Football League reported its members are in compliance on workers' compensation coverage.</description>
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                        <title>Advisory Council Sets Meeting for July 29 in Pierre</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>The Workers' Compensation Advisory Council to meet July 29 with videoconferencing at 3 locations.</description>
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                        <title>State Computer System to Be Shut Down Sunday Morning</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>The state's central computer network and various systems will be shut down Sunday morning for electrical work.</description>
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                        <title>Division Sets April 20 Hearing on Premium Tax Rule</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>The Division of Insurance holds a hearing April 20 to amend rules relating to premium tax reporting.</description>
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                        <title>Department Notes Medical Case Management Form Not Required</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>The Department of Labor reports annual medical case management compliance certificates are no longer required.</description>
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                        <title>Division Sets March 31 Hearing on NCCI Rate Proposal</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 2010 01:03:58</pubDate>
                        <description>The Division of Insurance schedules an informal hearing March 31 on the NCCI's rate filing to take effect July 1.</description>
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