Workers' Compensation News
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Bus Driver Gets PPD, Employer Doesn't Get Ruling on Claim to Credit | 08/07/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 132 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 40 min read | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that a bus driver was entitled to permanent partial disability benefits for her injuries from a collision with a drunken driver, and that the Compensation Court correctly declined to rule on her employer’s entitlement to a credit. ...Read More | |||
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Burn, Amputation Bring $253K in Fines for Safety Violations | 08/02/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 172 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| Washington’s labor agency is proposing $253,320 in fines against a Seattle manufacturer for numerous safety violations after a worker was burned by molten aluminum, and another suffered the amputation of several fingers. ...Read More | |||
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Beacon Mutual Appoints Vice President of Claims | 08/02/2018 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 225 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 47 min read | |||
| Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., the residual market insurer for Rhode Island businesses, has appointed Carmen Sharp as vice president of claims. ...Read More | |||
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Broker, Mayor in Spat Over Village's Insurance Contract | 07/31/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 213 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 318 min read | |||
| A New York insurance broker has accused the Spring Valley village board and Mayor Alan Simon of refusing to consider his offer to provide insurance services. ...Read More | |||
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Board Adopts Clarification Changes to Reporting Rule | 07/26/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 248 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read | |||
| The New York Workers’ Compensation Board has adopted amendments that correct typographical errors and clarify language of its rule on reports that must be submitted to the board, according to a notice...Read More | |||
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BWC Staff Recommending 12% Rate Decrease for Local Governments | 07/20/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 250 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 58 min read | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced Thursday that it is recommending a 12% rate reduction for school districts and local governments, to take effect Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Extend Comp to Volunteer First Responders | 07/19/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 210 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 37 min read | |||
| Volunteer fire and ambulance workers should be eligible for the same workers' compensation benefits as paid employees, reads a bill introduced this week in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. ...Read More | |||
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Board Posts Plans for Transition to Electronic Medical Billing | 07/17/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 457 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 28 min read | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board on Monday laid out a three-part plan to implement electronic medical billing, which will be mandatory for all medical providers by Jan. 1, 2020. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Requiring Notice of Premium Hikes Goes to Governor; Other WC Bills Have to Wait | 07/09/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 592 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 127 min read | |||
| Another year, another veto threat. Gov. B...Read More | |||
| Board Suspends Doctor for Failing to Answer Interrogatory | 07/06/2018 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 262 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read | |||
| The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board suspended New York City doctor John Felix Waller’s authorization to treat injured workers after he failed to cooperate with its investigators. The board said that it served interrogatories to Dr. Waller’s last known business...Read More | |||
