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AG Goes to Court to Break Budget Impasse 01/31/2017
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a motion that gives lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner until Feb. 28 to break a budget impasse, or state workers will stop being paid. ...Read More
 
 

A.M. Best: Comp to Maintain Underwriting Profitability This Year 01/30/2017
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The U.S. property and casualty industry is on track to post its first underwriting loss in four years for 2016, although workers’ comp underwriting is projected to remain profitable, according to a report released Friday by A.M. Best. ...Read More
 
 

Appeals Board Hearing Case That Supervisor Had Decided Is Dicey, But not Illegal 01/30/2017
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
It may be problematic for a workers' compensation review board to deliberate on a case decided by their supervisor, but it isn't illegal, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts said in a memo issued Thursday. ...Read More
 
 

Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Allegedly Compromised Arbitrator 01/30/2017
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Texas' 14th District Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of sanctions from an arbitrator who showed a conflict of interest.  ...Read More
 
 
Arthur J. Gallagher Sees Net Income Climb 53% in Q4 01/30/2017
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
Fourth-quarter net income at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. rose to $95.1 million, up 53% from $62.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, the company reported on Thursday. For the full year, net income was $414.4 million, a 16% increase from $356.8 million for 2015. The company r...Read More
 
 

Angie Wei Reappointed to CHSWC 01/26/2017
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Senate Rules Committee has confirmed the reappointment of labor advocate Angie Wei to the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation, the Department of Industrial Relations announced Wednesday. ...Read More
 
 

Applicants' Attorneys Seek to Repeal Comp Exemption for Day Laborers 01/25/2017
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Applicants’ Attorneys Association is pursuing legislation that would allow most day laborers and other short-term employees to receive workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More
 
 
AWCP to Hold Mini-Conference on Reaching Settlements, Dealing with CMS 01/25/2017
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Association of Workers' Compensation Professionals will hold a four-hour mini-conference in February designed to teach claims administrators who deal with Medicare set-asides and complex settlements how to deal with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The mini-conferen...Read More
 
 
Advisory Committee Meeting Feb. 8 01/25/2017
State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical
The Idaho Advisory Committee on Workers’ Compensation is meeting Feb. 8 to discuss EDI updates and the medical fee schedule. According to the agenda for the meeting, committee members will be updated on the ongoing efforts to implement Electronic Data Interchange version 3.0. They w...Read More
 
 

Appeals Commission Back on Chopping Block in Budget Talks 01/24/2017
State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Alaska lawmakers will once again consider eliminating the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Commission and sending cases into the state’s court system to address a budget shortfall the Legislature's fiscal analyst described as a “crisis.” ...Read More
 
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