Workers' Compensation News
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Report: Pure Premium Decreased by 29% from 1997 to 2011
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09/20/2013
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State: MN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Minnesota's pure premium rates have decreased by 29% from 1997 to 2011, according to a news report from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. The agency issued its Annual Workers' Compensation System Report on Thursday, which is ...Read More
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Roofing Contractor Cited following Multiple Injuries in Cordova
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09/20/2013
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State: AL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an Alabama roofing contractor for six safety violations following an accident that injured three workers at a worksite in Cordova, Ala., last March.OSHA said in a news release that Marcus Borden, based in Russellville, Ala....Read More
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Rejection of Prime-Tanning Bankruptcy Plan becomes Final
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09/18/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A defunct tannery and its related entities will not be seeking further review of their joint liquidation plan that had proposed appropriating money they had set aside to cover outstanding workers'...Read More
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Rule Would Allow Extension of TD during Vocational Training
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09/17/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Wcc
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The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division is proposing a rules change to implement legislation passed earlier this year that allows an extension of temporary disability benefits when injured workers are going through vocational training.House Bill 2069 gives the director of the Depar...Read More
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RPM Teams with Franco Signor for Medicare Set-Aside Services
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09/12/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Resolution Partners Micro & Macro LLC said Wednesday that it has formed a partnership with Franco Signor to expand its services to include Medicare Secondary Payer Act compliance.RPM said the deal allows Franco Signor to expand into the California marketplace. Franco Signor, based in...Read More
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Report: Peer-to-Peer Talks Result in More Provider Agreements
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09/12/2013
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By John P. Kamin, ReporterCarriers that arranged peer-to-peer discussions with doctors who prescribed drugs not recommended by the Official Disability Guidelines were far more likely to get those doctors to sign agreement...Read More
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Reports: Defections May Have Soured AIG, Berkshire's Relationship
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09/12/2013
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By David Dankwa, Senior ReporterBerkshire Hathaway took executive poaching to a whole different level in April when it snagged four high-level executives from American International Group to form a new surplus lines company. That widely publicized defection, according to news reports, ma...Read More
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Responders to 9/11 Attacks Outside NYC Applying for Benefits
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09/10/2013
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State: NA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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At least 91 emergency workers who responded to the crash sites at the Pentagon and in rural Pennsylvania following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have applied for federal benefits for exposure to contaminants at the sites, the Associated Press Reported.The news service said those ...Read More
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Radiologists Calling for Comp Changes in Response to CMS Cuts
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09/09/2013
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State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission is considering changes to the conversion factor it applies to Medicare rates for radiology services after the Centers for Medicare and Medic...Read More
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Rules Change Would Require 36 Hours of MCLE Every 3 Years
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09/04/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California attorneys will be required to take 11 additional hours of continuing legal education every three years under a rules change proposed by the State Bar.The Bar's Member Oversight Committee is proposing revisions to Titles 2 and 3 of the Rules of the State Bar and California ...Read More
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