Workers' Compensation News
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More of the Same Expected from Lawmakers in 2015
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01/05/2015
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California legislative session that begins today will bring new lawmakers and term limits to Sacramento, but lobbyists and advocates are expecting little more than minor variations on the same themes that played out in the last two sessions when it comes to workers' compensation issues....Read More
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Minimum Qualifying Amounts for Industrial Insurers Increasing 10.2%
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01/05/2015
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Arizona Department of Insurance announced that the criteria for an individual or entity to qualify as an industrial insured will increase 10.2% on Jan. 1.
Arizona Revised Statutes Section 20-401-07(c)(1) defines an "industrial insured" as an insured located in the state that...Read More
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Medical Board's Suspension of Doctor Who Admitted Defrauding BWC Is Upheld
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12/31/2014
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio appellate court upheld a decision by the state Medical Board to temporarily suspend and stay the suspension of a doctor who admitted defrauding the state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation by billing for psychotherapy services he never provided.
Case: Nalluri v. State Medi...Read More
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Maximum Weekly Benefit Rate for 2015 Climbs by Nearly $10
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12/30/2014
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State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Mississippi’s weekly maximum benefit rate for calendar year 2015 will be $463.59, the state Workers’ Compensation Commission has announced on its website.
The rate will be an increase of $9.17 from the $454.42 benefit rate for calendar year 2014. In 2013, the weekly maximum wa...Read More
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Milledgeville Mayor's Ins. Co. Investigated for Misused Premiums
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12/30/2014
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Source: Macon Telegraph
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Investigators from the Georgia insurance commissioner’s office searched a Milledgeville insurance agency owned by the town’s mayor in connection with an investigation into claims of misused insurance premiums, according to the Macon Telegraph.
Investigators seized files and ot...Read More
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MedExpress Opens Medical Center in Conway
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12/29/2014
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State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical
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MedExpress, a full-service medical company that offers treatment, wellness and prevention services and workers’ compensation services, has opened a neighborhood medical center in Conway, Arkansas, the company announced.
The center is the fourth of its kind that MedExpress ...Read More
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Mehlville Fire District Employees to Receive Surplus Payout from Comp Trust
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12/29/2014
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State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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A majority of Mehlville, Missouri Fire Protection District employees will receive a one-time payment from a surplus distribution from the district’s workers’ compensation insurance trust, according to a report by Callnewspapers.com.
The district’s board of directors vote...Read More
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Mendoza, Daly to Head Up Primary Work Comp Committees in 2015
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12/23/2014
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California state Sen. Tony Mendoza will serve as chairman of the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee in 2015, while Assemblyman Tom Daly will head up the Assembly Insurance Committee next year.
Senate Labor and Industrial Relations and Assembly Insurance are the main policy co...Read More
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