Workers' Compensation News
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Bridge Rejoins Bailey & Galyen, This Time as COO
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05/01/2018
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 207 | 0 | Popular with Medical | 2 min read
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Fort Worth attorney James M. Bridge has rejoined the claimants' firm of Bailey & Galyen as chief operating officer.
Bridge was with the firm from 1998 to 2002, and was most recently with the firm of Loncar & Associates. He is a graduate of Texas Wesleyan University School...Read More
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Benefits to Rise 2.3% to Keep Pace With Inflation
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04/30/2018
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State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 126 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read
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Injured workers in Rhode Island will see a 2.3% bump in weekly benefits, starting May 10, the Division of Workers' Compensation announced.
By law, benefits paid by insurers and employers are tied to increas...Read More
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BWC Opens Enrollment Period for MCO Selection
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04/27/2018
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 292 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read
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The open enrollment period in which Ohio employers may select a workers’ comp managed care organization opens Monday and will run through 5:30 p.m. May 25.
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Broker Accused of Pocketing Commercial Policy Premiums
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04/27/2018
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 530 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 95 min read
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An insurance broker has been charged with insurance fraud for allegedly failing to submit to insurance companies $93,444 in payments for commercial policies between 2014 and 2016.
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BWC Announces $1.5B Rebate
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04/25/2018
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 240 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 85 min read
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For the fourth time in six years, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is poised to approve a $1 billion rebate to policyholders, except this time the bureau is upping the ante by $500 million.
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Bureau Adopts New Fee Schedules
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04/24/2018
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 213 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 45 min read
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The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has finalized new medical fee schedules and an outpatient drug formulary, both of which will take effect May 1, the board announced.
The new ...Read More
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Board Strikes Two Doctors From Authorized WC Providers
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04/24/2018
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 179 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read
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The New York Workers Compensation Board has crossed two doctors off its list of providers after one resigned his authorization and another pleaded guilty to defrauding the system.
Dr. Marat Tsirlin on April 17 resigned his authorization to treat injured workers, and is now barred from pro...Read More
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Bill Would Prohibit Deferred Retirement Programs
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04/23/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1484 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read
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State lawmakers will hear testimony today on a bill that would prohibit counties and special districts throughout California from creating deferred retirement plans that are similar to a controversial program run by the City of Los Angeles that critics say is susceptible to abuse by particip...Read More
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Brandon Voelker Named KEMI Board Chairman
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04/23/2018
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 113 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read
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Brandon Voelker has been elected chairman of the board for Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance, or KEMI, the state's largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance.
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