Workers' Compensation News
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BWC Secures 8 Fraud Convictions in August, Bringing Year's Total to 100 | 09/18/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation secured eight fraud convictions in August, bringing this year's total convictions to 100, the agency announced Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Bids Invited for Shares of Lumbermens Subsidiary | 09/15/2017 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Office of the Special Deputy Receiver in the Illinois Department of Insurance has issued an invitation for bids to buy all shares of stock of Specialty Surplus Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co., which is in liquidation. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Allow Employers to Register Independent Contractors | 09/14/2017 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| State Rep. Fred Keller, R-Mifflinburg, has filed a bill that would allow employers to register independent contractors who work for them. ...Read More | |||
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Benefit Increases Take Effect Jan. 1 | 09/13/2017 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Legislation increasing the cap on permanent total disability benefits to 133% of Oregon’s average weekly wage takes effect for injuries occurring on or after Jan. 1, the Workers’ Compensation Division said in an ...Read More | |||
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Brady Risk Management Opens New England Branch | 09/12/2017 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Brady Risk Management Inc. has opened Brady Risk New England, a property and casualty managing general insurance agency in Portland, Maine, to serve retail insurance agencies in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts. ...Read More | |||
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Bakery Cited for Alleged Fire, Amputation Hazards | 09/11/2017 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A commercial bakery in Medley, Florida, is facing $129,145 in proposed penalties after federal safety inspectors found the company exposed workers to noise and the risk of amputation or fire. ...Read More | |||
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Bundled-Payment Addiction Program Starts Seeing Results | 09/08/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
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| Not all injured workers who have received treatment through a workers’ comp bundled-payment addiction program at the University of California, Los Angeles, have been on massive doses of opioids. ...Read More | |||
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Budget, Legislation on Agenda for WC Board Meeting | 09/07/2017 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board will discuss legislation, its budget for fiscal year 2018 and proposed medical fee schedule amendments during a meeting in Anchorage Oct. 5-6. ...Read More | |||
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Board Revises Process to Withdraw From Representation of Claimant | 08/30/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York Workers’ Compensation Board on Tuesday announced a new process for the withdrawal of attorneys and licensed representatives from the representation of claimants. ...Read More | |||
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Brendan Horgan Joins Midkiff, Muncie & Ross | 08/30/2017 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Brendan C. Horgan has joined Midkiff, Muncie & Ross in Richmond, where he will represent insurance carriers in workers’ compensation cases. ...Read More | |||
