Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Adopts 2% Rate Increase for 2016
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12/11/2015
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries adopted a 2% increase to the average base rate for workers' compensation premiums for 2016.
L&I proposed the increase in September, saying it was necessary based on expected workers' compensation payouts for the...Read More
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Liberty Mutual Reports $427M Loss in 3rd Quarter
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12/10/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Liberty Mutual Holding Co. reported a net loss of $427 million during the quarter that ended on Sept. 30, which the carrier blamed on losses from energy investments and a $690 million impairment charge related to the sale of its Venezuela operations.
“Our continuing strong operating...Read More
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Liquidator Recalculating Disbursement from HIH Estate
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12/03/2015
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Insurance Department is delaying a final distribution of assets from the failed HIH America Compensation & Liability Co. -- one of the first large carriers that precipitated a solvency crisis in the state workers' compensation market more than a decade ago -- because of a m...Read More
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Lack of Written Notice of 3rd-Party Settlement Fatal to Comp Claim
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12/03/2015
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident was barred from receiving workers' comp benefits because he had excluded his employer from the settlement of a third-party personal injury claim....Read More
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Labor Dept. Hosting EEOICPA Outreach Sessions Dec. 8 and 9
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12/03/2015
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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U.S. Department of Labor representatives will host outreach sessions in New Mexico next week to assist current and former nuclear weapons workers and uranium miners eligible for benefits under the Division of Energy's Employees Occupational Illness Compensation program.
Denver distric...Read More
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Labor Smart Seeks Partnership with The Staffing Group
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12/03/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Labor Smart Inc. has proposed in an open letter to The Staffing Group Ltd. that the two companies engage in a “mutual partnership.”
The letter, to Brian McLoone, president and chief executive officer of The Staffing Group, notes that Labor Smart has been able to cut costs thro...Read More
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