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	No Work Disability Award for Employee Fired for Striking Supervisor		09/21/2017
	Source: WorkCompCentral
	State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 234 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that a meatpacking employee who was fired for striking her supervisor was not eligible for a work disability award for an injury that pre-dated the altercation. ...Read More

	New Time Limit Going Into Effect for Submission of Medical Bills		09/19/2017
	State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 263 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Beginning Oct. 1, medical providers that treat injured workers have 12 months to bill an employer or its insurers for services, the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission reminded stakeholders in a recent ...Read More

	NCCI Recommending 16.3% Loss Cost Reduction		09/15/2017
	State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 489 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Oklahoma employers will see a 16.3% decrease workers’ compensation loss costs next year if the state Insurance Department approves a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. ...Read More

	Nominating Commission Meets on Retention of Administrative Law Judges		09/14/2017
	State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 154 | 0 | Popular with Insurance
	The Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. today to consider recommendations for retaining administrative law judges. ...Read More

	NCOIL to Hold Annual Meeting in Phoenix		09/13/2017
	State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 181 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The National Conference of Insurance Legislators, or NCOIL, has scheduled its annual meeting for Nov. 16-19 at the Sheraton Grand Phoenix Downtown in Phoenix. ...Read More

	NIOSH Releases Software to Monitor Emergency Responder Safety		09/12/2017
	State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 239 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has introduced new software to track the activities of emergency response and recovery workers following a natural disaster or other public health emergency. ...Read More

	NCCI Recommends Loss Cost Decrease of 13.3% in Voluntary Market, 10.3% in Residual Market		09/12/2017
	State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 223 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The nation's top workers' compensation rate-maker has recommended decreasing premiums in New Hampshire for the sixth year in a row, the state announced...Read More

	New Orleans Doctor Pleads Guilty to Role in Pill Mill Operation		09/11/2017
	State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 366 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	A New Orleans doctor accused of selling opioids to addicts for cash will spend 10 years in prison if a federal judge accepts his plea deal at a sentencing hearing in December, ...Read More

	NAMSAP to Hold Meeting in Baltimore This Month		09/08/2017
	State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 339 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals, or NAMSAP,  is holding its annual conference Sept. 27-29 at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore. ...Read More

	NCCI Cautions Against Using X-Mod as Safety Comparison		09/07/2017
	By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
	State: NA | Segment: Top | 380 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Virginia lawmakers passed a bill last year that says contractors can’t be required to submit their experience modification rating in order to bid on construction projects. ...Read More