Workers' Compensation News
| Report: PSTD Bill Would Cover Dispatchers | 11/27/2018 | ||
| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A pending legislative proposal that would authorize coverage of post-traumatic stress disorder for first responders would also apply to dispatchers. The Idaho Industrial Commission in October posted to its website draft legislation that would declare PTSD is ...Read More | |||
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Report: Companies Tout Profits in Physician Dispensing | 11/19/2018 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Current reports companies from California and Florida are pushing physician dispensing as a way for doctors to maximize revenue. ...Read More | |||
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Rising Medical Taking Over Bill Review for Montana State Fund | 11/16/2018 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Rising Medical Solutions will take over as Montana State Fund’s bill review and payment vendor on Jan. 1, the carrier said in a newsletter emailed on Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Rate Bureau Goes Beyond Protz Fix, Files for 14.74% Decrease | 11/15/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau, acting sooner than many had expected, has recommended a 14.74% loss cost reduction, just two weeks after the governor signed House Bill 1840, known as the "Protz fix" law. ...Read More | |||
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Research Company Owner Accused of Faking Results in Clinical Trials | 11/12/2018 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owner of a Washington state research clinic is accused of swindling pharmaceutical companies out of at least $274,000 by falsifying medical records to collect payments for participating in a trial of an experimental treatment for patients who take daily opioids. ...Read More | |||
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Ricardo Lara Elected Insurance Commissioner | 11/08/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Ricardo Lara, a Democrat who now is a member of the state Senate, narrowly defeated former independent Steve Poizner in the race for commissioner of insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Revised PTSD Rules Miss Point on Trauma, First Responders Say | 11/08/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has revised its proposed rule on what types of traumatic scenes may qualify a first responder for wage benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Rauner Loses, but His Comp Adviser Wins House Seat | 11/08/2018 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, long criticized by labor advocates for his opposition to some workers' compensation measures, was defeated in his bid for re-election Tuesday. But his top adviser on workers' comp was elected to the state House of Representatives. ...Read More | |||
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RIC Names Brittany Malkin as Business Development Manager | 11/07/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| RIC Insurance General Agency has hired Brittany Malkin as business development manager to work with retail insurance agents in Orange County and San Diego. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Contractor Cited Again for Lack of Fall Protection | 11/07/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Florida roofing contractor for exposing employees to fall hazards at a work site in Sunrise, Florida. ...Read More | |||
