Workers' Compensation News
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Rates to Increase an Average of 1.5% July 1 | 04/21/2016 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Massachusetts Insurance Division on Wednesday approved a 1.5% average increase in average workers' compensation rates effective July 1, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau announced Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Employers Spend Almost Twice as Much on Opioid Abusers | 04/21/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Employer medical spending on workers who are opioid abusers is nearly twice as high as spending on non-abusers, according to a report released on Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
| Richard Poppa to Retire After Nearly 20 Years as Independent Agents Assn. CEO | 04/20/2016 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Richard Poppa, chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York for the past 19 years, has announced he will retire at the end of the year, IIAB said in a press release. ...Read More | |||
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Rate Bureau Posts Revised Assigned Risk Endorsement Forms | 04/18/2016 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Rate Bureau has posted revisions to Basic Manual for Workers' Compensation and Employers Liability that include changes to three endorsement forms. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Co. Owner and Wife Accused of Defrauding Carriers | 04/13/2016 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a Georgia roofing company and his wife, who allegedly swindled workers' compensation insurers out of $1 million in premiums, were both charged with insurance fraud, the State Board of Workers' Compensation said Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Company Owner Arrested on Fraud Charges | 04/12/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a South Florida roofing company, already under fire over alleged bidding irregularities related to his bid for reroofing a Miami condominium complex, was arrested last week on charges that he failed to provide workers' compensation coverage and violated a stop-work order, ...Read More | |||
| Respiratory, Electrical and Fall Hazards Bring $124K in OSHA Fines | 04/11/2016 | ||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The evacuation of a Louisiana food manufacturing plant led to an inspection by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration that resulted in $124,000 in fines for safety hazards. OSHA cited Diversified Foods and Seasonings for 25 serious and one other violation for exposing work...Read More | |||
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Roofing Contractor Adds to Long String of Safety Violations | 04/08/2016 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Allowing employees to use nail guns without eye protection and work on roofs without guarding against falls has led to $140,000 in proposed federal fines against a Florida roofing contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Workers' Comp Opioid Utilization Down 11% | 04/06/2016 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Utilization of prescription opioids among injured workers fell by 10.9% last year, according to a new drug-trend report from Express Scripts, although the drugs still accounted for 40% of the 25 m...Read More | |||
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Report Recommends State Adopt RBRVS Medical Fee Schedule | 04/06/2016 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona should adopt Medicare’s Resource Based Relative Scale reimbursement methodology as the foundation of its workers’ compensation fee schedule, according to a report by Public Consulting Group. ...Read More | |||
