Workers' Compensation News
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Liberty Mutual Index Finds Decrease in Cost of Lost-Time Injuries
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01/23/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Workplace injuries and accidents that cause employees to miss six or more days of work cost U.S. employers $59.9 billion in 2014, according to the 2017 Liberty Mutual Insurance Workplace Safety Index.
That is a 3% decrease from the $61....Read More
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L&I Seeks to Clarify Rating and Classification Rules
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01/23/2017
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries is proposing changes to its rating and classification rules that govern how employers are required to report and pay workers’ compensation premiums.
The department said in a preproposal statement of inquiry that it intends to c...Read More
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Lawmakers Propose $1.25 Million Raid on WCA Account
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01/20/2017
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State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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New Mexico lawmakers are proposing a $1.25 million raid on the Workers’ Compensation Administration Fund as part of a bill projected to raise $262 million to plug $69 million budget deficit.
The proposal to tap into the fund that’s earmarked to pay operational expenses for the...Read More
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Lung Disease Presumption Proposed for Firefighters
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01/09/2017
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Montana firefighters would be entitled to a presumption that lung diseases are occupational in nature, and would receive benefits from a special fund created to pay these claims under a bill going before state lawmakers this year.
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Lien Filing Requirements Spark Questions
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01/05/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board hearing regarding proposed regulations on lien filings drew only two speakers on Wednesday morning, but the public comment period on the regulations has been extended by two weeks.
The comment period, originally sched...Read More
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Lockton: Fear and Uncertainty Increase Claim Costs
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01/04/2017
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The average lost-time claim costs 3.5 times more when words such as “fear” and “afraid” are recorded in adjuster conversations, according to a new white paper from Lockton....Read More
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Lawmaker Announces Plans to Re-File PTSD Bill
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12/30/2016
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State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A measure that would create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is an occupational disease for some safety workers will be back before Minnesota lawmakers in 2017, according to the ...Read More
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