Workers' Compensation News
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BWC Provides Matching Grants for Trench Safety Equipment | 02/12/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Trench cave-ins have been a problem for decades, frequently leading to deaths of workers caught inside. The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensat...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Allow Governor to Appoint Alternates to Appeals Board | 02/10/2020 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Governors in Utah could appoint alternates to the Labor Commission Appeals Board to stand in when other appointees are not available, under a bill moving through the Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Business Owner Underreported Payroll by Almost $1 Million, State Says | 02/10/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A south Florida business owner has been charged with fraud after he underreported payroll to shave almost $200,000 off his workers' compensation premiums, authorities said. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Expand Medical Treatment Study, Extend Deadline by 2 Years | 02/07/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A study on the effects of exempting certain treatment requests from prospective utilization review during the first 30 days following an injury would be delayed by two years but include two additional years of data, under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
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Board Erred in Denying Application for Review as Incomplete | 02/07/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in denying an application for review as procedurally defective. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Expanding Program to Hire Recovering Addicts | 02/06/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, known for pushing the envelope on what is considered comp-related spending, is expanding a program designed to help companies hire recovering addicts. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Takes Novel Approach to Air Ambulance Balance Billing | 02/05/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida patient advocates are hoping a novel approach to sky-high air ambulance bills could curtail balance billing, which has been an issue for insurers and patients across the country. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Create Statewide Rx Monitoring Program | 02/05/2020 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill introduced this year would make Missouri the 50th state to adopt a statewide prescription drug-monitoring program. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Expands Safety Grants by $15 Million a Year | 02/04/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation says it will increase safety grants by $15 million per year over the next two years, bringing total grant f...Read More | |||
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BWC Recommends 13% Rate Decrease for Private Sector | 02/03/2020 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| By summer, Ohio's private-sector employers could be in line for another drop in workers' compensation premiums, after regulators recommended a 13% average rate decrease. ...Read More | |||
