Workers' Compensation News
Bar Owner Sentenced to 2 Years' Probation for Failure to Comply With BWC Order | 06/12/2017 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A Southwest Ohio bar owner has been sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a $150 fine after pleading guilty to failure to comply with an Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation order to purchase workers' compensation coverage, the agency announced Friday. ...Read More | |||
Bill Would Reorganize BWC and Reduce Benefits for Retirees | 06/12/2017 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation that would rename the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, provide incentives for employers to participate in loss-prevention programs and reduce benefits for retirees. ...Read More | |||
Bill Lowers Employers' Comp Fund Contribution, Increases Work Safety Violation Penalties | 06/12/2017 | ||
State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed an economic development bill on Thursday that reduces a workers' compensation tax on employers from 1.75% to 1.4% of premium. ...Read More | |||
Bishops Decry Bill That Bars Work Comp for Undocumented Workers | 06/08/2017 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Roman Catholic Church has come out against state legislation that contains a provision barring workers’ compensation benefits for undocumented workers. ...Read More | |||
Businesses Want Special Session to Include Comp but Concede It's a Long Shot | 06/07/2017 | ||
By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Florida lawmakers failed to overhaul the state workers’ compensation system, but they were so close to a compromise last month that a business group wants them to try again during the special legislative session that begins today and ends Friday. ...Read More | |||
Bill Would Give Newspaper Carriers Access to Workers' Comp Benefits | 06/07/2017 | ||
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Thanks to a North Carolina senator's amendment to House Bill 205, newspaper carriers in the state could soon have access to workers' compensation benefits....Read More | |||
BWC Grants Aim to Help Improve Safety at Nearly 30 Employers | 06/07/2017 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Twenty-nine Ohio employers will share $677,000 in grants from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to buy equipment designed to improve safety. ...Read More | |||
Bill Would Make NYSIF Pay Commissions, Submit to DFS Rules | 06/05/2017 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Insurance brokers are supporting a bill that would require the New York State Insurance Fund to pay commissions to licensed brokers and place the carrier under supervision of the superintendent of the Department of Financial Services. ...Read More | |||
BWC Proposes Rule Amendments for Self-Insuring Risk Providers | 06/05/2017 | ||
State: OH | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing to consider amendments to 4123-19 regarding self-insured risk providers. ...Read More | |||
BWC May Extend Pilot Program on Treatment Reimbursement | 06/02/2017 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has proposed extending through 2019 a pilot program that allows for more flexibility on treatment authorization during a claim's first two months. The program allows managed care organizations to approve requests for reimbursement of a...Read More | |||