Workers' Compensation News
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New Rules to Take Effect Sept. 6
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08/20/2015
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation announced Wednesday that it has adopted two rules changes regarding record maintenance and stop-work orders. Both are effective Sept. 6.
A change to Rule 69-L-6.015 reduces the business record retention period requirements for employers to...Read More
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National Work Group to Develop Language for Temp Worker Protection Plans
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08/20/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A national work group formed to discuss the safety of temporary workers will meet once a month in Washington, D.C., beginning on Monday and ending in November.
The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health's Temporary Workers Work Group will work to develop best pr...Read More
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No Labor Law Claim for Worker Hit by Pane of Glass
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08/20/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker's Labor Law claim against it for his injuries from a falling pane of glass.
Case: Zamora v. 42 Carmine St. Associates, No. 2014-02546, 08/12/2015, published.
Facts: Jorg...Read More
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Notice of Accident Wasn't Notice of Labor Law Claim
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08/19/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New York appellate court ruled that evidence of a 911 call, an ambulance report and hospital records established that the City of New York had actual knowledge of an injured worker's accident, but not that it had notice of his claims that his accident was a result of the city's vio...Read More
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NLRB Declines to Call Northwestern Football Players Employees
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08/19/2015
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The National Labor Relations Board ruled in favor of Northwestern University in a dispute on Monday, effectively blocking the school's football team from organizing a union and preventing the players from entering the workers' compensation system.
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NAIC Vows Vigilance on Mega Deductible WC Policies
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08/18/2015
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners took a look at the perils of large deductible insurance policies nine years ago and feels now it may have missed the boat on an issue which has since become more serious.
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NAIC Accredits Insurance Division
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08/18/2015
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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New Jersey's Department of Banking and Insurance announced the National Association of Insurance Commissioners reaccredited it for another five years.
The reaccreditation was announced Friday during NAIC's summer meeting in Chicago.
NAIC reviews state insurance departments...Read More
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NCCI Files for Largest Single Loss-Cost Increase so Far at 3.4%
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08/18/2015
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State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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With indemnity costs increasing, Virginia has become the location of the single highest recommended loss-cost increase among National Council on Compensation Insurance states so far this year.
While most states have seen filings for loss-cost decreases this year, NCCI recommende...Read More
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NYCIRB Boosts Split Point in Revised Rating Plan
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08/14/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board has posted revised values for the New York Experience Rating Plan to apply to the rating of risks with anniversary dates on or after Oct. 1, 2015.
The revisions also increase the primary/excess split point from $10,000 to $15,000.
T...Read More
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NASI Finds Widening Gap between Costs and Benefits
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08/13/2015
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In some ways, workers’ compensation is doing what it’s supposed to: Creating an incentive for employers to make workplaces safer, leading to fewer on-the-job injuries. But it’s also delivering lower benefits to injured workers while simultaneously costing employers more money....Read More
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