Workers' Compensation News
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L&I Lowering Pension Discount Rate | 01/11/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries in April will bring its pension discount rate in line with actuarial recommendations. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Secretary to Chair SCIF Board | 01/10/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Labor Secretary David Lanier will serve as chairman of the board of directors for State Compensation Insurance Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Again Take Aim at State Fund | 01/10/2019 | |
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| By: Eddie Curran (correspondent) | |||
| State: MT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana State Fund officials are monitoring, with some trepidation, a draft bill that would liquidate the carrier and transfer its half-billion dollar surplus to the state. ...Read More | |||
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Lawyers Question State's Proposal for Air Ambulance Charges | 01/09/2019 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: WY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill attempting to control air ambulance charges in Wyoming could undo the grand bargain of the state’s workers’ compensation system while having no real effect on reimbursement rates, lawyers are warning. ...Read More | |||
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Law Would Let Pharmacies Seek Interest on Unpaid Bills | 01/09/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill prefiled this week in the New York Assembly would require that workers' compensation insurers pay pharmacists' bills within 45 days or face interest penalties. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Proposes Coverage for Acupuncture to Treat Low Back Pain | 01/08/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries has opened the comment period for a proposed rule that would allow payment for acupuncture treatment in injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Loss Cost to Drop 3.5% This Year, Thanks to Fewer Claims | 01/07/2019 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Department of Insurance approved a 3.5% reduction in voluntary loss cost for 2019, effective this week, the department announced. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker, While Still Pursuing Comp Claim, Introduces 4 WC Bills | 12/27/2018 | |
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| By: Eddie Curran (correspondent) | |||
| State: VA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Virginia Del. Lee Carter, a self-professed Democratic socialist in a state still controlled by Republicans, has sponsored four workers' comp bills, some of which were inspired by a 2015 work injury for which he’s still seeking compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Department Publishes Formulary Rules in Register | 12/27/2018 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Department of Labor and Industry has published in the state's administrative register the adopted rules for the upcoming formulary. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Credits Focus on Safety for Low Fatality Rate | 12/26/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries said the state’s focus on workplace safety has resulted in one of the lowest rates of occupational fatalities in the nation. ...Read More | |||
