Workers' Compensation News
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Researchers Suggest Increased Indemnity Benefits Lead to More Time Off, Higher Medical Costs | 02/14/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Raising indemnity amounts can prolong the duration of claims and increase payments for medical services, according to a new study by two economics professors. ...Read More | |||
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Rules Change to End Use of Classification Relativities | 02/12/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| In keeping with a state law passed last year, the Texas Department of Insurance plans to drop all mention of classification relativities, the agency announced this week. ...Read More | |||
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Report: State Considers Carcinogen Warning for Acetaminophen | 01/22/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California is considering adding the common painkiller acetaminophen to the state’s 23-page list of chemicals “known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity,” according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Report: Injury Rate at Amazon's Fresno Warehouse Double State Average | 01/22/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Fresno Bee reports an injury rate at Amazon's Central Valley warehouse that is double California’s industry average. ...Read More | |||
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Rules Would Cap Penalties for Lack of Comp Insurance | 01/16/2020 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission is accepting public comment on proposed rule changes that would loosen some requirements on independent medical examiners and would cap penalties for failure to obtain comp insurance at $50,000 for a first offense. ...Read More | |||
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Roofer Apprehended, Sentenced for Comp and Welfare Fraud | 01/08/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A roofer who pleaded guilty to workers' compensation fraud almost three years ago, then went on the lam, has been sentenced to one to four years in prison. ...Read More | |||
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Real Estate Broker Ordered to Pay $86,000 in Restitution | 12/24/2019 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A man convicted of working as a commercial real estate broker while receiving workers’ compensation benefits was ordered to pay more than $86,000 in restitution and spend 60 days under house arrest, the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries announced. ...Read More | |||
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Rate of Workplace Fatalities Remains Constant in 2018 | 12/19/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| While the raw number of occupational fatalities increased more than 12% from 2017 to 2018, the rate of deaths per 100,000 workers in California remained steady at about one-third of the national average. ...Read More | |||
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Regulatory Relief Bill for Small Businesses Sent to Governor | 12/13/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill designed to give small businesses a break on first-time regulatory violations is on its way to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, six months after it was approved by the New York Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Rule Review Means Changes to Opioid Prescribing Regs | 12/12/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is accepting public comments on changes to a range of rules, including those regarding health care providers, the drug formulary and reimbursement for opioid-based medication. ...Read More | |||
