Workers' Compensation News
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Bills Would Instate Tiered Insurance Ratings, Allow Surviving Families to Collect $45K in PD | 01/12/2017 | |
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| Source: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The lead senator in the Maryland legislature's workers' compensation committee introduced two bills Wednesday that would require comp insurers to use a tiered rating system, and would allow the families of workers who die under specific circumstances to collect up to $45,000 in benefits....Read More | |||
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Bad-Faith Claims Handling, Benefit Levels Subject of Work Comp Bills | 01/12/2017 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill in the Mississippi Legislature that would give the Workers' Compensation Commission exclusive jurisdiction over claims for alleged bad-faith claims handling, and intentional torts by employers and workers' compensation insurance carriers. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Make PTSD Compensable, Forbid Hiring Managers From Asking About Comp | 01/12/2017 | |
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| Source: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Connecticut would allow workers who had witnessed a death to file workers' compensation claims for post-traumatic stress disorder, and other resulting emotional and mental impairments, if a long-circulating bill passes this session. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Proposes 5 New Rules, Asks to Rescind 1 Old Rule | 01/11/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation will hold a public hearing on Feb. 16 on implementing five new rules and retracting one old rule. ...Read More | |||
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Brentwood Promotes Intern to Staff Accountant | 01/10/2017 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Brentwood Services Inc., a Tennessee-based third-party administrator, announced Monday the promotion of Riley Brown to the position of staff accountant. ...Read More | |||
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Burke Files Challenge to Statutory Limit on Compensability of Aggravation Injuries | 01/09/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oklahoma City attorney Bob Burke last week filed yet another constitutional challenge to the 2013 legislative reforms of the state's comp system. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Allow Collection Plans for Employers Delinquent on Premiums | 01/09/2017 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Wyoming employers who fall behind on workers’ compensation premiums owed to the monopolistic state fund could agree to an installment plan that would stop interest from accruing, under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Increase Fines For Employers, Allow Agency to Chase Workers if Lien Unanswered | 01/06/2017 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Seven bills introduced in North Dakota's legislature this session would impact its workers' compensation system, the state's Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) agency, which administers the comp program, reports. ...Read More | |||
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BBSI Appoints Vincent P. Price to New Seat on Board | 12/28/2016 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Barrett Business Services Inc., a professional employer organization based in Vancouver, Washington, has appointed Vincent P. Price to its board of directors, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Touts Premium Savings to Private and Public Employers | 12/28/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is touting several successes in 2016 for improving workplace safety and creating a more business-friendly climate throughout the state. ...Read More | |||
