Workers' Compensation News
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Appellate Division Awards Medical Treatment to UPS Driver for Back Condition | 07/14/2017 | |
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| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that an injured UPS driver was entitled to medical treatment for back problems, finding his problems were from repetitive occupational stress as opposed to the progression of injuries from a prior on-the-job accident. ...Read More | |||
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AWCC Schedules Educational Conference for Oct. 18-19 | 07/14/2017 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission will hold its 33rd annual educational conference Oct. 18-19 at the Little Rock Marriott Convention Center. ...Read More | |||
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AGC, SAIF Corp. Returning $9.9 Million to Contractors | 07/14/2017 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon employers participating in the workers’ compensation program jointly administered by Associated General Contractors and SAIF Corp. will receive $9.9 million in retrospective premium returns in August. ...Read More | |||
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Aging Workforce Creates Issues for Comp, Speaker Says | 07/14/2017 | |
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| Older employees are making up a larger segment of the workforce, a trend that is likely to influence workers’ comp claim costs and outcomes, a One Call Care Management vice president said this week. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court: WCB Did Not Consider Accuracy of Medical Arbiters' Opinions | 07/13/2017 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon's appeals court ordered the Workers' Compensation Board to reconsider whether a university employee should receive Class 1 or Class 2 permanent partial disability benefits for a cognitive impairment because the board had not adequately considered the accuracy of two medical arbiter...Read More | |||
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Alliant Acquires Boynton & Boynton Insurance Professionals | 07/13/2017 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Boynton & Boynton Insurance Professionals, a private agency in Fair Haven, New Jersey. ...Read More | |||
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Advisory Council Meeting July 20 | 07/12/2017 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Mexico Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease Disablement will meet July 20 in Albuquerque. The Workers...Read More | |||
| Average Monthly Wage Increases 2.3% | 07/11/2017 | ||
| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The average monthly wage in Arizona increased 2.3%, resulting in a commensurate increase in maximum indemnity benefits for injuries sustained on or after Jan. 1, 2018. Injured workers in Arizona receive indemnity benefits at a rate of 66.67% of their average monthly wages prior to the inj...Read More | |||
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AmTrust Enters Into Reinsurance Agreement With Premia Holdings | 07/10/2017 | |
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| AmTrust Financial Services Inc. has entered into a reinsurance agreement with Premia Reinsurance Ltd. to cover adverse reserve development in excess of AmTrust's net loss reserves. ...Read More | |||
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Agency Reviewing Whether Labor Regulations are Holding Back Businesses | 07/10/2017 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Department of Labor & Industrial Relations is asking stakeholders to weigh in on whether the 2,346 restrictions in Title 8 of the Missouri Code are burdensome to the business community. ...Read More | |||
