Workers' Compensation News
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Breckenridge Hires Broker for Austin Expansion | 08/30/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Breckenridge Insurance Services announced Tuesday that it has hired commercial property and casualty broker David Stamatis to further its expansion to Austin, Texas. ...Read More | |||
| Billy Bray Joins Alliant as VP in Houston | 08/29/2017 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Alliant has hired Billy Bray as vice president within the company’s Alliant Americas division. Bray, a middle-market insurance specialist, will provide insurance and risk management services. He will be based in Houston. Before joining Alliant, Bray was vice president o...Read More | |||
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BWC Proposing 6.1% Rate Reduction for Local Governments | 08/25/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is proposing a 6.1% rate reduction for school districts, cities and other local government employers, the bureau said in a press release Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Records 90th Fraud Conviction of 2017 | 08/22/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s seven recent fraud convictions of employers and injured workers brings the annual total to 90, the agency said. ...Read More | |||
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BWC: Prescription Controls Have Decreased Opioid Use | 08/18/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Forty-four percent fewer injured workers in Ohio received opioids in 2016 as compared to 2011, and opioid prescriptions were down by 48% over that period, according to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Brian Allen Joins Mitchell's PBM Business | 08/18/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Brian Allen has joined Mitchell as vice president of governmental affairs for the company’s ScriptAdvisor pharmacy benefit management business. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Wants Stakeholder Feedback on Proposed Fee Schedule Changes | 08/18/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is seeking comments and feedback on two proposed fee schedule rules. The agency said Thursday t...Read More | |||
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Business-Friendly Work Comp Bill to Go Into Effect Aug. 28 | 08/17/2017 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A workers' compensation bill whose passage accomplished the Missouri Chamber of Commerce's two legislative priorities for the year will go into effect Aug. 28. ...Read More | |||
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Behavioral Health Center Fined $207K for Failing to Address Workplace Violence | 08/16/2017 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The federal workplace safety agency has proposed $207,690 in penalties against a Massachusetts behavioral health facility after inspectors found it still has not implemented an adequate workplace violence prevention program. ...Read More | |||
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Board Suspends Doctor's Treating Privileges Over 'Repeated Negligence Acts' | 08/16/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The state Workers’ Compensation Board has temporarily suspended the authorization of Dr. Eric Gordon to treat injured workers after he agreed to give up his license in the wake of a California order. ...Read More | |||
