Workers' Compensation News
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Insurance Director Bill Deal to Retire
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11/17/2014
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State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Idaho Department of Insurance Director Bill Deal announced that he will retire at the end of the year.
Deal was appointed to his position by Gov. "Butch" Otter and started his eight-year tenure on Jan. 2, 2007.
Deal brought with him 46 years of experience in the insuranc...Read More
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Injury during Ride Home Compensable because Employer Arranged Travel
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11/12/2014
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An employer who made arrangements to use the company's cargo van to take employees home after a snow storm shut down the airport where they worked must pay workers' compensation benefits to an employee who hurt her back while being jostled in the cargo area of the van during the trip....Read More
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Investors Sue PEO after Reserve Increase Wipes Out Profits
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11/10/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Barrett Business Services' stock prices fell 59% in a single day after the professional employer organization announced an $80 million boost to its workers' compensation reserves in the third fiscal quarter wiped out five years of profits.
A class-action lawsuit on behalf of inves...Read More
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Insurance & Technology Webinar to Discuss Using Data to Fight Fraud
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11/05/2014
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Insurance & Technology will host a webinar Nov. 18 on using data and analytics to detect and respond to fraud.
The webinar will feature Coalition Against Insurance Fraud Executive Director Dennis Jay, Raytheon Cyber Products Director of Analytics Technology Christopher Westphal a...Read More
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Industrial Commission Offering Case Management Course Next Month
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11/04/2014
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission is offering an upcoming session of its comprehensive course entitled Workers’ Compensation Case Management in NC: A Basic Primer for Medical and Vocational Case Managers, the commission announced.
The course will be offered on Dec. 10 at the ...Read More
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ICA Expects Feds to Reject Fall Protection Standards
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11/03/2014
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona said the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration will likely reject its proposed state-specific residential fall protection standards.
"Based on the information available to date, it is expected that federal OSHA will publish a forma...Read More
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Improving Market Conditions Indicate No Need to Adjust Rates
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10/31/2014
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Premium volume continues to increase while combined ratios and claim frequency are both declining in Colorado, the National Council on Compensation Insurance said in its 2014 State Advisory Forum.
Those improving market conditions support a recommendation adopted by the insurance commissi...Read More
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Industry Insiders See National Momentum to Reduce Opioid Abuse
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10/29/2014
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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After years of increasing rates of opioid painkiller addiction and overdose deaths, a flurry of efforts in states across the country have signaled the growing momentum to reduce the prevalence of the drugs.
The New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs convened a ...Read More
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