Workers' Compensation News
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Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Comp Fraud, Tax Evasion Scheme | 12/09/2024 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that a person who was living in the country illegally was sentenced to 27 months in prison for underreporting payroll to illegally reduce work comp premiums and avoid paying federal taxes. ...Read More | |||
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Most Carriers Score Average or Better in 2024 PBO | 10/18/2024 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| All but four of the 130 insurance carriers that the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation evaluated through its performance-based oversight assessment scored average or better. ...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Announces $18.7M Dividend | 10/10/2024 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The board of directors for Maine-based workers’ compensation carrier MEMIC Group approved an $18.7 million dividend. The dividend announced We...Read More | |||
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MLAC Meets Oct. 10 | 10/02/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon's Management-Labor Advisory Committee meets at 10 a.m. Oct. 10 to cover a variety of topics. Among the ...Read More | |||
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Most Lodging and Meal Reimbursement Rates Increase Oct. 1 | 09/20/2024 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Thursday announced that most lodging and meal reimbursement rates for injured workers who travel to medical appointments will increase Oct. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Missouri Employers Mutual Rebrands Ahead of Privatization | 09/19/2024 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Missouri Employers Mutual announced a new brand identity, MEM, that unites the work comp carrier and its subsidiary, Previsor, under a single banner. ...Read More | |||
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Missed Deadlines, Lack of Discovery Wreck Worker's Request for Hearing | 08/09/2024 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s request for hearing was properly dismissed, given her failure to adhere to deadlines and failure to participate in discovery and a prehearing conference. ...Read More | |||
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Mediation Process for Comp Claims Not Mandatory | 06/07/2024 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the mediation scheme established by statute and regulation is discretionary, not mandatory. ...Read More | |||
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Multifaceted Comp Bill Heads to Governor | 06/06/2024 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois General Assembly sent the governor a recently amended bill including provisions that would increase surcharges by 8% and charge the state attorney general with collecting unpaid penalties for failure to carry comp coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Maximum Weekly Benefits Increasing 4.84% | 06/04/2024 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Department of Labor & Industry announced that the maximum weekly compensation rate will increase by 4.84% for the fiscal year starting July 1. ...Read More | |||
