Workers' Compensation News
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RIMS Approved to Offer Online Certification Test | 02/04/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| RIMS, the risk management society, announced that it met all American National Standards Institute requirements to offer the RIMS-CRMP certification exam virtually. ...Read More | |||
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Report: State Fails to Track Workplace COVID Cases | 02/03/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Sacramento Bee on Tuesday reported that California’s workplace safety agency has incomplete data on COVID-19 infections and deaths that likely excludes essential workers who contracted the diseas...Read More | |||
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Rates to Fall 5.5% in April | 02/02/2021 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Vermont voluntary market loss costs will decrease by an average of 5.5% on April 1, Gov. Phil Scott said in a statement Monday. This is the fift...Read More | |||
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Report: Tyson Cites Exclusive Remedy in Motion to Dismiss COVID Lawsuit | 02/01/2021 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tyson Foods said workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy for the family of a meatpacker who died from COVID-19 in a motion asking a federal court to throw out a civil negligence claim, the ...Read More | |||
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Return on Net Worth Falls Slightly in 2019 to 13.7% | 01/26/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Insurer profitability data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners shows return on net worth dropped to 13.7% in 2019 from 14.3% in 2018, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported. ...Read More | |||
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Reports Show Deep Impact of COVID on Claims, Premium | 01/15/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two new national reports shed light on 2020 and the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the workers' compensation industry. First, ne...Read More | |||
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Ruling on 6th Edition Could Give Doctors More Leeway on Impairment Ratings | 01/12/2021 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: KS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kansas business groups are calling it a major win for employers, but others said a long-awaited decision by the state Supreme Court now gives physicians more discretion in determining impairment ratings. ...Read More | |||
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RIMS Names Successor After VP of Strategic Initiatives Retires | 01/12/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Nonprofit risk management firm RIMS announced Monday that Carol Fox, vice president of strategic initiatives, has retired. ...Read More | |||
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Report Says Medical Fee Disputes on the Rise | 01/07/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As Florida regulators have continued to deliberate over changes to medical reimbursement dispute rules, the number of disputes has spiked after several years of decline, a new report shows. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Worker Fatalities in 2019 Were Highest in 12 Years | 01/06/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| More than 5,300 American workers died from on-the-job injuries in 2019, the highest total in more than a decade, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released last month. ...Read More | |||
