Workers' Compensation News
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AF Group to Acquire AmeriTrust Group | 04/13/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| AF Group on Tuesday announced that it entered into an agreement through subsidiary Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America to purchase AmeriTrust Group. ...Read More | |||
| Actuarial Committee Meets Thursday | 04/11/2022 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Actuarial Committee will review medical trends and system diagnostics during a webinar meeting Thursday. Members of the committee will also review insurer experience through Dec. 31, a retrospective evaluation of 2021 f...Read More | |||
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Arbitrator Evaluations Due April 30 | 04/08/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that 2022 arbitrator evaluator surveys are due by April 30. Arbitrators will be ass...Read More | |||
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Audits Lead to $95,750 in Fines for UROs; High Scores Save Administrators From Penalties | 04/01/2022 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation fined nine utilization review organizations a combined $95,750 for violations uncovered during 2021 audits. ...Read More | |||
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Amendments Limit Scope of Staffing Firm Bill | 03/30/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A lawmaker who says he is trying to close a staffing agency loophole some employers are using to reduce workers’ compensation costs pared back the scope of his measure to focus on the manufacturing and mercantile industries. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Committees Hear Comp Bills Wednesday | 03/28/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two policy committees in the California Assembly on Wednesday will hear testimony on bills that would extend authorization to pay benefits by debit card, extend the COVID-19 presumption and close a loophole some employers are allegedly using to reduce their comp costs by classifying workers as te...Read More | |||
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Abuse-of-Discretion Standard of Review Applies to Readjustment of Worker's Benefits | 03/23/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that an abuse-of-discretion standard of review applies to a decision by the Department of Labor and Industries to adjust a worker’s benefits for an aggravation of his disability. ...Read More | |||
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Auto Parts Seller Gets $1.26M Fine for 33 Safety Citations | 03/11/2022 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Following an investigation into a serious workplace injury at a Camden, New Jersey, auto shop, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations for 33 safety violations and a proposed penalty of $1,260,275. ...Read More | |||
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Assignment of Service Agreement Doesn't Allow Carrier to Avoid Indemnity Obligations | 02/28/2022 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate last week court overturned a grant of summary judgment to an insurance carrier that had contested its duty to provide coverage to a worker employed by a contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Alexis Bakofsky Named Chief of Staff for OIR | 02/28/2022 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier announced that Alexis Bakofsky was appointed chief of staff of the Office of Insurance Regulation. ...Read More | |||
