Workers' Compensation News
| Agency Posts New Fee Schedules, Employer Payroll Reporting Portal Info | 07/15/2019 | ||
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| The North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance Department has released new fee schedules for physicians and outpatient hospitals. The schedules became effective July 1 but were no...Read More | |||
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Attorney's Failure to Complete Application Warranted Denial | 07/11/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an attorney’s failure to fill out every section of an application for administrative review was a proper basis for the Workers’ Compensation Board to deny it. ...Read More | |||
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Ambulance Workers Say They Need PTSD Benefits, Too | 07/10/2019 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Ambulance workers experience grisly scenes and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, too, according to emergency personnel in Connecticut who are miffed that a new workers' compensation law does not include them. ...Read More | |||
| Alliant Acquires Degginger McIntosh & Associates | 07/09/2019 | ||
| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Degginger McIntosh & Associates, a Washington state insurance brokerage firm. Founded in 1963, Degginger McIntosh provides commercial and personal insurance services from offices in Seattle and Bellingham. In addition to its core focus on p...Read More | |||
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Arthur J. Gallagher to Acquire PEO Specialist Stonehenge Insurance | 07/09/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is acquiring Stonehenge Insurance Solutions Inc., a company based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Founded in 2007, St...Read More | |||
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Amendments Remove Proposal Allowing Comp Access to CURES | 07/08/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Recent amendments to a bill that passed out of committee last week eliminated language that would have allowed workers’ compensation carriers to tap into California’s prescription drug-monitoring database. ...Read More | |||
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Auto Insurance Carrier Must Pay Bills That Comp Carrier Refused | 07/08/2019 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker’s no-fault automobile insurance carrier had to start paying for her chiropractic treatment after the comp carrier stopped. ...Read More | |||
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Annual Disability Data Call Suspended | 07/08/2019 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Section of Nevada’s Department of Industrial Relations announced that legislation enacted in June eliminates the requirement for carriers and third-party administrators to submit permanent disability claim reports later this summer. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Council Meets Tuesday | 07/05/2019 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Wisconsin Compensation Advisory Council will meet Tuesday to discuss proposals from labor and from employer interests, part of the group's mandate to review issues and make recommendations to the Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Auditor's Review of Treatment for Inmates, Guards Scheduled for Release | 07/03/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A comparison of treatment provided to inmates injured while on work detail and treatment provided to injured correctional officers is scheduled to be released July 11, according to the website for the California State Auditor’s Office....Read More | |||
