Claims Training Solutions Part 2

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The first article in this series addressed the shortage of qualified claims examiners in the workers

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Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy on Wednesday nominated former Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra to serve on the state's Workers' Compensation Commission. Pedro Segarra (Wikipedia photo) Segarra, an attorney, was leader of the Hartford City Council in 2011 and was elevated to mayor after Mayor Eddie Perez was convicted on corruption charges and resigned, according to a news report. Segarra won an election the next year but lost in the Democratic primary in 2015. Since 2016, Segarra has been of counsel at the law firm of Shimkus, Murphy and Rosenberger in Hartford, and also has his o... Read More

OH - BWC Staff Recommending 12% Rate Decrease for Local Governments

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The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced Thursday that it is recommending a 12% rate reduction for school districts and local governments, to take effect Jan. 1. The BWC said the reduction would be the second-largest decrease for the state’s public employers since at least 1985. The reduction would save $21 million annually. The BWC has decreased local government rates seven times since 2011 for a cumulative 41.8% reduction with a statewide financial impact of $435 million, the agency said. The bureau is also in the midst of delivering approximately $157 million in reba... Read More

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An Upstate New York claimant was arrested Thursday and charged with defrauding a workers’ compensation carrier out of $4,000 in benefits, the state Inspector General’s Office said. Carolyn Guarnieri, of Depew, was charged with offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree, and petit larceny. Investigators say Guarnieri began receiving workers’ compensation benefits in 1988 after reportedly injuring her back while moving a patient at the Erie County Home and Infirmary. She reported to her insurance carrier in January 2016 that she had returned to the workforce ... Read More

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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey held a ceremony Wednesday to celebrate a bill he signed in April that expanded the traumatic-event counseling program for first responders. In 2016, Ducey signed legislation requiring employers to create counseling programs and pay for 12 counseling sessions when first responders are exposed to potentially negative events. The program is required to provide counseling to cops who were exposed to the use of deadly force; firefighters who witness the death of another firefighter; all public safety workers who witness death or maiming of another person; any public safety... Read More

KS - Public Hearing Will Examine New Medical Fee Schedule

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