Workers' Compensation News
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More Workers Test Positive for Marijuana, Fewer for Opioids, Report Says
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05/14/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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The number of urine samples from U.S. workers who tested positive for drugs was 4.2% last year, with the positivity rate for prescription opioids falling compared to 2016, but the rates for marijuana and cocaine are increasing, according to a new report from Quest Diagnostics.
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Morelli Named WC Commission Chair
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05/03/2018
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Gov. Dan Malloy this week named Workers' Compensation Commissioner Stephen Morelli to chair the commission.
Morelli has been a commissio...Read More
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Mr. Good Vape Ordered to Reinstate Environmental Whistle-Blower
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04/24/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered a business in Chino, California, to reinstate a former manager who was fired for claiming the company’s production of flavored liquids for e-cigarettes violated federal environmental law.
Mr. Good Vape LLC was also o...Read More
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Medical Advisory Committee Cancels June Meeting
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04/24/2018
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 2 | Popular with Vendor
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Oregon’s Medical Advisory Committee cancelled a meeting scheduled for June 15 and announced that its next meeting will be held Aug. 17.
The committee was created in 1965 to advise the Workers’ Compensation Division on issues relating to medical care. Committee members this yea...Read More
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Maximum Weekly Wage Benefits Will Rise 4%
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04/24/2018
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Maximum disability benefits in New York State will climb almost 4% starting July 1, in keeping with an increase in the average weekly wage in the state, the Workers' Compensation Board announced....Read More
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Man Arrested in Fake Business Insurance Scheme
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04/20/2018
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly selling business insurance policies and pocketing the premiums while providing false documentation of coverage.
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Medical Trends Driving Rate Decreases Could Be Ending
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04/19/2018
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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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Falling medical costs in California workers’ compensation system that helped drive down the advisory pure premium rate over the past several years might be coming to an end.
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