Workers' Compensation News
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Insurance Commissioner Approves 12.8% Rate Reduction | 10/19/2017 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Indiana Insurance Commissioner Stephen W. Robertson announced Wednesday that he approved an average 12.8% reduction in workers’ compensation rates, to take effect Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Inadequate Fall Protection Leads to Citations Against Contractor | 10/19/2017 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Equipping construction workers with fall-prevention harnesses, but allegedly not tying off the harnesses to arrest a fall, has led to federal citations against an Alabama-based subcontractor. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Assessment Drops to Lowest Level in 22 Years | 10/17/2017 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Arizona employers will pay less to support the state’s workers’ compensation system than they did last year. The Industrial Commission...Read More | |||
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Injured Roofer Admits to Returning to Work While Collecting Benefits | 10/13/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A 55-year-old Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to taking nearly $10,000 in workers’ compensation benefits after returning to work, the state Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General’s Office said. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Commissioner Approves Statistical Plan Changes | 10/09/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance announced Friday the approval of changes to the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s Statistical Plan for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Department Holds 2018 Rate Hearing | 10/06/2017 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones held a hearing Thursday in San Francisco to consider the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s recommendation...Read More | |||
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Insurance Technology Startup Launches Price Predictor Tool | 10/05/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Startup company Pie Insurance has launched a price predictor tool for small businesses that are shopping for workers’ compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
| ICA Holding Legislative Stakeholders Meeting Nov. 16 | 10/05/2017 | ||
| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona is holding its annual legislative stakeholder meeting Nov. 16 in Phoenix. The event is an opportunity for people to comment on issues relating to the commission’s operations, which include administering the state’s workers’ compensati...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Ups Sanctions for Form Delays | 10/04/2017 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Employers who are late filing a Form 60, 61 or 63 could be on the hook for hundreds of dollars under the North Carolina Industrial Commission's new sanctions policy. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Bus Driver Wasn't Entitled to Modification of Comp Award | 10/03/2017 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled that an injured bus driver was not entitled to a modification of his workers’ compensation award, since he failed to show a material and substantial change in his condition. ...Read More | |||
