Workers' Compensation News
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ICA Postpones Launch of New Claims System | 01/22/2019 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona postponed the planned Feb. 19 launch of a new claims system. “Barring any further setbacks, the ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Pleads Guilty to Double-Dipping | 01/16/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Southern California man pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud for failing to report income he was earning as a self-employed contractor while receiving benefits for an industrial injury. ...Read More | |||
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Ivans: Work Comp Rate Decreases Last Year Mostly Exceeded 2017 | 01/15/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ comp premium renewal rates fell more last year than in 2017, with the exception of December, according to the Ivans Index. Wo...Read More | |||
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Insurance Commissioner Vows to Tackle Climate Change, Fraud | 01/08/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ricardo Lara vowed in a statement released after he took the helm of the Department of Insurance on Monday to defeat the threat of climate change and protect California residents f...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission to Discuss Judge Candidates, Goals | 01/08/2019 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona will discuss candidates for an open administrative law judge position, as well as goals for 2019 during a meeting Thursday in Phoenix. ...Read More | |||
| Industrial Commission Meeting Today | 01/02/2019 | ||
| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Idaho Industrial Commission is meeting today to elect a chair to serve in 2019. Commissioners are also scheduled to meet in executive session to consider personnel issues and discuss possible litigation, according to the ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Posts FAQ on Pending System Update | 12/27/2018 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona posted to its website a list of answers to frequently asked questions about the claims system update slated to take effect Feb. 19. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Does Not Have Constitutional Right to Jury Trial on Comp Claim | 12/27/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals last week ruled that an injured worker does not have a constitutional right to a jury trial on his claim for benefits. R...Read More | |||
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Implications of Affordable Care Act Ruling for Work Comp Debated | 12/19/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Following years of debate over the impact of the Affordable Care Act on workers’ compensation, the work comp industry is now considering the flip side of the question after a federal judge in Texas on Friday shot down the law. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Department Approves Corrective Loss Cost Filing, but Questions Remain | 12/18/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Insurance Department wasted no time in approving two loss cost reductions, but not before insurers and employers asked for more remedies to what has become a thorny problem for ratemakers. ...Read More | |||
