Workers' Compensation News
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LCTA Completes Transition to Mutual Carrier
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01/20/2016
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Louisiana's largest self-insured fund completed the transition to a casualty insurance company at the start of the year.
The Louisiana Commerce and Trade Association self-insured fund operated for 25 years. Executives in 2012 started the process to transition to a mutual insurance com...Read More
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L&I Trying to Collect $130,000 from Unregistered Contractor
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01/19/2016
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries said it is trying to recover more than $130,000 in workers' compensation premiums owed by an unregistered contractor.
Terry Foster, 82, has received nine civil infractions for unregistered contracting since 2008, L&I said. De...Read More
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Large-Deductible Policies Face Growing Scrutiny
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01/18/2016
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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Efforts that might lead to stricter standards for large-deductible workers’ compensation insurance policies are moving forward, as concern grows about the potential of these policies to create insolvencies for the insurance companies issuing them.
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Lawmakers Propose Expanding Carrier Subrogation Rights, Coverage Exemptions
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01/15/2016
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State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Three bills filed in Kentucky for the legislative session starting Friday would allow carriers to recover medical as well as indemnity payments through subrogation actions, and exempt some workers for religious organizations and lawn services from mandatory workers' compensation coverage....Read More
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L&I Proposing to Clarify Rating and Classification Rules
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01/12/2016
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries is proposed to revise a number of rating and classification rules for clarity and ease of use.
The department said in a Jan. 5 rulemaking notice the ch...Read More
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Lawmakers File Bills to Eliminate Appeals Commission
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01/12/2016
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Two Alaska Republicans bills in advance of the 2016 legislative session that would eliminate the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission and send cases through the state's superior court system instead.
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Lawmaker Proposes 5-Year Cap on TD Duration
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01/08/2016
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Washington would join 23 other states that have implemented hard caps on the amount of time an injured worker can collect temporary disability benefits under a pair of bills filed in advance of the 2016 legislative session.
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