Workers' Compensation News
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Rates Going Down for Most, Up for Assigned Risk Pool | 01/30/2018 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Most South Carolina employers will see an average 7% reduction in workers’ compensation rates, but employers caught in the assigned risk pool will see a 9.7% jump. The change takes effect April 1. ...Read More | |||
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Republican Lawmaker Pushes Employer-Searchable Claim Database Again | 01/30/2018 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Republican lawmaker is moving forward, again, with a proposal to create a searchable database of workers' compensation claims that employers could access before hiring new employees. ...Read More | |||
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Research Group Adds Re-Injury Rates to 2018 Agenda | 01/25/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Researchers with the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation plan to update reports on the success of legislative reforms and launch a new study on patterns of re-injury rates in 2018, the Research and Evaluation Group reported Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Retired ALJ Casts Doubt on 'Independence' of Independent Medical Examiners | 01/23/2018 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The latest news story calling the independence of so-called independent medical examiners into question came out of Wisconsin Public Radio on Monday. ...Read More | |||
| Regulators Approve Changes to NCCI Rating Manual | 01/22/2018 | ||
| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance has approved changes to the National Council on Compensation Insurance Retrospective Rating Plan Manual for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance. The ...Read More | |||
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Rules Revised on Forms and Fees | 01/18/2018 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workforce Commission has amended portions of the Louisiana Administrative Code related to workers’ compensation fees and forms. The Offi...Read More | |||
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Rules Proposal Tweaks Self-Insureds' Security Deposits | 01/16/2018 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Division Insurance has scheduled a public hearing for Monday on a proposed rule that would change the wording of regulations governing security deposits for self-insured employers. ...Read More | |||
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Rule Would Mandate Preapproval of Compounds | 01/15/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation has formally proposed an amendment that would require preauthorization of all compounded drugs. Pr...Read More | |||
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Receipt of FECA Benefits Barred Suit Against Alleged Tortfeasor's Employer | 01/10/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal trial court judge ruled that a government worker who received benefits for injuries from a car accident could not proceed with a lawsuit against the federal agency that employed the alleged tortfeasor responsible for the incident. ...Read More | |||
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Rules Proposed to Calculate Value of Employer-Provided Housing | 01/10/2018 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Department of Labor and Industry will hold a hearing Friday on proposed rules governing how to calculate the value of employer-provided housing when determining wages paid to an injured w...Read More | |||
