Workers' Compensation News
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Buffalo Woman Pleads to Collecting Benefits While Running Business | 03/22/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Buffalo woman has pleaded guilty to defrauding the New York workers' compensation system of more than $48,000, having collected $319 a week in benefi...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Change Salary Calculation for Appellate Comp Judges | 03/21/2018 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill introduced in the Minnesota Legislature would change the calculation of salaries for judges in the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Aimed at Improving Treatment of Firefighter Cancer Claims Scheduled for Hearing | 03/21/2018 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Hawaii House of Representatives' Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce will hear testimony today on a bill intended to expedite workers’ compensation claims by firefighters in part by increasing the reimbursement for medical services provided on their claims. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Proposes Changes to Formulary, Fee Schedules | 03/20/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has announced proposed changes to fee schedules, claims procedures, adjustment factors and its vaunted drug formulary. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Raise Benefits, Cut Pharmacy Reimbursement | 03/15/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Three years after court rulings eviscerated Oklahoma's 2013 workers' compensation reform bill, two bills in the Legislature aim to clean up the mess and make some major changes to the system. ...Read More | |||
| Bill Would Exclude Nonprofit Boards From WC | 03/15/2018 | ||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri House committee this week unanimously approved a bill that would exempt board members of nonprofit organizations from workers' compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Board Releases Annual Report for 2017: Compliance, Claims Are Up | 03/12/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York's workers' compensation system in 2017 appeared to have added a bit of oil to the machine, with increasingly timely payments by insurers, fewer administrative hearings and fewer established claims, according to the Workers' Compensation Board's latest ...Read More | |||
| Bill Would Hold Amish to Same WC Coverage Rules | 03/09/2018 | ||
| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Amish-run businesses in Michigan may eschew modern conveniences, but they would soon have to post up-to-date signs showing that they carry workers' compensation insurance, if one state lawmaker has his way. ...Read More | |||
| Bill Requiring Self-Insureds to Report Fraud Passes Senate | 03/07/2018 | ||
| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maryland state Senate on Tuesday unanimously adopted a measure that would require self-insured employers to report workers' compensation fraud to the state Insurance Administration's Fraud Division, and would allow the agency to investigate the cases. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Doubles Size of Firefighter Safety Grants Program | 03/07/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced Tuesday that it is doubling the size of a new fund, to $4 million, that aims at protecting firefighters from exposure to carcinogens and other toxins. ...Read More | |||
