Workers' Compensation News
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Formulary Bill Falls Three Votes Short in House
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02/08/2018
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Advocates for employers and insurers vowed to spend the next month wooing three Republican votes after a bill that would mandate adoption of a drug formulary failed in a 98-98 vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
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First Responders Claim Constitutional Right to Benefits
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02/06/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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First responders who are suing two cities and their third-party administrators for allegedly conspiring to delay and deny claims say California’s workers’ compensation laws create a constitutional right to benefits that is not contingent upon a final determination of compensability....Read More
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Fees Enacted for Disputed Cases
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02/01/2018
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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The Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration has posted notice that as of Jan. 20, it charges fees as part of court costs in disputed cases.
Fees that are not pre-paid must be paid upon dismissal of a case, final judgment in the docket number or on demand by the clerk.
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Falling Rates Possible Indicator of Soft Market Cycle
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01/30/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California carriers on average reduced their filed pure premium rates by more than 5% in 2017, and employers saw a bigger decline in the average amount they paid for workers’ compensation coverage.
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Few Small Businesses Have Comp Coverage, Survey Finds
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01/30/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Only about one in six small-business owners in a recent survey said they have workers’ compensation coverage, a trend that some say may be due to lack of awareness of the importance of the coverage or a belief that it will cost too much.
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