Workers' Compensation News
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Beecher Carlson's Energy Practice Promotes Three | 01/24/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC, a specialized large-account insurance broker, has announced three promotions within its energy practice. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Under Consideration Would Increase Death Benefits for Fallen Officers' Families | 01/24/2017 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Arkansas would greatly increase the benefits paid to fallen police officers' families if a measure circulating through the legislature passes. ...Read More | |||
| Bill Would Increase Compensation for Disfigurement Injuries | 01/19/2017 | ||
| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health and labor unions are focusing on workplace safety during this year's legislative session, hoping to reduce the number of workplace fatalities and boost workers’ rights. MassCOSH said it will push for a bill that fail...Read More | |||
| BB&H Benefit Designs Joins Leavitt Group | 01/18/2017 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| BB&H Benefit Designs has announced an affiliation with Leavitt Group, a national network of insurance brokers. Staff, location and contact information will remain the same for the Santa Barbara-based agency, which is owned by Deborah Babineau and Marice McKeegan. Founded in 19...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Increase PPD, Death Benefits | 01/18/2017 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Alaska lawmaker is proposing to increase permanent partial disability benefits by more than 44%. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Reduce Interest on Uninsured Employer Penalties, Allow Installment Payments | 01/18/2017 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill introduced to the Wyoming Legislature would reduce the interest rate on unpaid penalties against employers that fail to provide workers' compensation coverage, and allow violators to pay penalties in installments. ...Read More | |||
| BWC Files Amendments to Group Retrospective Rating Program | 01/17/2017 | ||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has filed amendments to Rule 4123-17-73, group retrospective rating program. A retro group of employers would have to have aggregate standard premium in excess of $1 million, include at least two employers, and the operation of the retro grou...Read More | |||
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Block Sworn in to Replace Presiding WCC Judge Van Norman | 01/17/2017 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Nebraska has sworn in a new Workers’ Compensation Court judge to replace retiring Judge Laureen K. Van Norman. ...Read More | |||
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Board Scores 2nd Win Reviving Claims Over Self-Insurance Trust Failure | 01/16/2017 | |
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| By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| For the second time in as many weeks, a New York appellate court has reinstated claims by the State Workers' Compensation Board against entities allegedly responsible for contributing to the collapse of the state's self-insurance trusts. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Allow Insurers to Deny Attorneys' Fees, Prison Guards to File Mental Health Claims | 01/13/2017 | |
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| Source: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Legislature has two workers' compensation bills on its agenda this session that would limit the circumstances under which workers could receive extra compensation and would make certain mental health ailments compensable for state employees. ...Read More | |||
