Workers' Compensation News
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Board Announces Fee Increase for Some Specialties, but Actual Fee Listing Can't Be Found | 06/11/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York Workers' Compensation Board will accept public comment on proposed medical fee schedules until Aug. 6, the board announced this week. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Establish Committee to Focus on Opioids in Workplace | 06/08/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A bill has been introduced in Congress that would establish a committee to recommend actions that the Department of Labor could take to address opioid abuse in the workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Bureau Offers Another Rebate Program for Workplace Safety | 06/08/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is offering yet another rebate program, this one aimed at encouraging small businesses to participate in more workplace safety measures. ...Read More | |||
| Bill Will Allow Direct Deposit of WC Benefits | 06/07/2018 | ||
| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Starting in January, injured workers should be able to receive compensation benefits through direct deposit, if the governor signs Senate Bill 84 into law. The bill, s...Read More | |||
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Berkshire Replaces State Fund as Largest Comp Group | 06/05/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Berkshire Hathaway carriers combined to write more premium than State Compensation Insurance Fund last year, marking the first time in at least 20 years that a carrier’s affiliates combined to control the largest share of California’s market. ...Read More | |||
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Bureau Signs New PBM Contract After Problems With Optum | 06/05/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After a decade with the same pharmacy benefits manager, the Ohio workers' compensation system has signed a contract with a new vendor, which officials hope will mean significant savings in the years ahead. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Rebate Program Encourages Participation in Safety Activities | 06/05/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is launching a new program in which small employers can participate in activities to lower their workers’ comp premiums. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Clarify That Franchisor Is Not Employer | 06/04/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Pennsylvania has become the latest state to attempt to address a federal ruling that held that franchisors can be construed to be co-employers of the franchisee's workers and be held responsible for workers' compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Limit Benefits Payment From Uninsured Fund, to $50,000 | 05/30/2018 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill introduced last week would tweak Rhode Island's workers' compensation statute by limiting the amount that injured workers and their dependents could receive from the state's uninsured fund. ...Read More | |||
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Board Approves $1.5 Billion Rebate for Employers | 05/25/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The board of directors for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion rebate on premiums to 180,000 employers, making it the fourth billion-dollar rebate in six years. ...Read More | |||
