Workers' Compensation News
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New York Now No. 1 in Comp Costs; Calif. Ranks 2nd
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10/04/2018
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 265 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 34 min read
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — New York has dethroned California as the most costly workers’ compensation system in the nation, according to a preliminary ranking by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services released this morning.
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Nurse Practitioner Sentenced in $1.4M Compounding Scheme
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10/01/2018
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State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 239 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 56 min read
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A Mississippi-based nurse practitioner and former owner of a family health clinic was sentenced to 42 months in prison for her role in a compounding-pharmacy scheme that netted nearly $1.4 million from Tricare and other payers.
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No Duty Disability Benefits to Firefighter for Alleged PTSD
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09/27/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 187 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 195 min read
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The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a firefighter was not entitled to a duty disability pension, since he failed to link his psychological condition to distress from responding to a call to aid a police officer who had a fatal heart attack.
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NCCI: No Evidence That ACA Reduced Claims Filed on Mondays
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09/20/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 629 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 36 min read
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance said it found no evidence that the Affordable Care Act reduced the number of workers’ compensation claims filed on Mondays.
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NJCRIB Announces New Fines for Late Submissions
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09/20/2018
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 170 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read
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The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau has revised its fines for late financial data submissions, the agency announced Wednesday.
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NYCIRB's Transformation Into 'Thought Leader' Welcomed by Stakeholders
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09/19/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 268 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 21 min read
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The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board’s two-year effort to transform itself into “an objective and trusted thought leader” for the state’s workers’ comp system is being deemed a success by stakeholders who are often on opposite sides of issues.
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NJCRIB Files for 5.3% Rate Decrease
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09/19/2018
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 165 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 19 min read
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The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau has submitted a filing to the Department of Banking and Insurance seeking a 5.3% decrease in the overall premium and rate level, effective Jan. 1.
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