Workers' Compensation News
| Amynta Group Acquires Work Comp Book from Houston International | 09/04/2020 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Amynta Group announced that it acquired a workers’ compensation book of business from Houston International Insurance Group in a move the company said will broaden its work comp practice and presence in the southwest. As part of the transaction, Amynta has partnered with Clear Sprin...Read More | |||
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Attorneys: Want to Avoid Monster Claims? Get Serious About Safety | 09/03/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| If employers and insurers are concerned about the increase in “megaclaims” — those with awards of more than $3 million — they should focus on the most basic of workplace safety measures, said a lawyer whose firm in South Carolina has been behind three massive settlements i...Read More | |||
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Average Cost-to-Charge Ratio for Hospitals Drops Slightly | 09/02/2020 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Michigan Workers' Compensation Agency has posted new cost-to-charge ratios for 160 hospitals across the state. The ...Read More | |||
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Audit: Comp Oversight Committee Saved $1 Million After Burke Stepped Down | 09/01/2020 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The savings seen after longtime Chicago Alderman Ed Burke stepped down from oversight of a City Council committee could be a harbinger of further savings in the city's revamped workers' compensation program. ...Read More | |||
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Antitrust Lawsuit Over Pitt Medical's TPA Tactics Fails on Appeal | 09/01/2020 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After five years in the federal court system, a lawsuit charging the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center with antitrust violations toward a workers' compensation administrative services company appears to have run its course. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Approves Bill Clarifying That Hand-Foot Law Applies to Pending Claims | 08/31/2020 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| All pending claims for the loss of a hand or foot will be subject to the enhanced benefits provided by a law adopted earlier this year, according to a bill approved Thursday by the New Jersey Assembly. ...Read More | |||
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At-Home Workers Need More Ergonomics Training, Risk Management Firm Says | 08/25/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| With more employees working from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies should create and enforce ergonomically safe policies if they want to ensure workers stay healthy while they’re away from the office. ...Read More | |||
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ACP Applauds Bills It Says Will Cut Costs, Streamline Claims Adjusting | 08/24/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Association of Claims Professionals applauded a pair of bills introduced in the New York State Assembly that it says would cut consumer costs and streamline the claims adjusting process. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Committee to Hear Report in Support of Two-Level Disk Replacement | 08/21/2020 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon’s Medical Advisory Committee will discuss at a Friday morning meeting a recommendation that the state’s workers’ compensation system start covering two-level cervical artificial disk replacements. ...Read More | |||
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Attorneys Say State's Comp Practice Becoming 'Hypertechnical' | 08/19/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Like their counterparts in New York, Florida comp attorneys said this week that workers' compensation law practice has become “hypertechnical,” requiring extra vigilance on forms, deadlines and what once were considered minor details in claims. ...Read More | |||
