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Workers' Compensation News

 
Rate Bureau to Discontinue Hard Copy Fine Notifications 06/10/2016
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The North Carolina Rate Bureau said it will stop sending hard copy notices of policy detail and unit statistical report fines in July, and will instead makes those notices available online. Policy detail fine reports have been available online since June 2015, while USR fine reports have ...Read More
 
 

Residence Where 3 Families Lived Could Still Be Exempt From Labor Law 06/10/2016
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The fact that three families lived together in one house was not a valid basis for a jury to find that the house was not a two-family dwelling subject to the homeowner exemption from liability under the Labor Law, a New York appellate court ruled. ...Read More
 
 
Restore Rehabilitation Adds Field Services in Tennessee 06/08/2016
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
Restore Rehabilitation, a medical and vocational case-management company specializing in workers’ compensation claims, has expanded its field case-management services into Tennessee. Restore has hired four full-time medical and vocational case managers, and a sales representative, i...Read More
 
 
Residual Market Increases in Size, Premiums Decline 06/07/2016
State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The number of risks in the New Jersey residual market plan increased 0.9% as of May 31, but the estimated premium dropped by 0.4%, the Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau reported Monday. There were 40,142 residual market policies in effect at the end of May, the bureau reported, co...Read More
 
 

Review of Fraud-Fighting Methods Will Likely Take Form of Working Group 06/06/2016
By: Emily Brill (Reporter)
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
The month of May ushered in a trio of requests by California politicians to probe how state agencies work with prosecutors, insurers, employers and each other to combat workers’ compensation fraud. ...Read More
 
 

Railcar Maker Hit With Numerous Safety Violations 06/06/2016
By: Risk Media Solutions
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $105,000 in penalties for a railcar maker that supplies many of the nation’s subways for exposing its workers to chemicals and other hazards at its facility in Hornell. ...Read More
 
 

Road Show Will Detail Plans to Modernize Workers' Compensation System 05/31/2016
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Officials with the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will tour the state June 7-29 to provide updates to the Business Process Re-Engineering Program and kick off Phase 2 of the multi-year reform plan. ...Read More
 
 

Rule Changes Would Amend Mediation, Add Assistant Surgeons to Covered Physicians List 05/31/2016
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Texas Department of Insurance has proposed some administrative changes to regulations governing out-of-network, claim-dispute resolutions. ...Read More
 
 
Rule Changes Would Bring Captives Under Financial Reporting Rules 05/26/2016
State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical
The Alabama Department of Insurance is proposing amendments to its regulations on captive insurers and has scheduled a hearing to take public comment. If the amendments are adopted, starting July 31 captive insurers would have to submit reports of their financial condition, just like...Read More
 
 

Report: SCIF Files Claim on Behalf of Terrorism Shooting Victim 05/25/2016
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
State Compensation Insurance Fund filed a claim with San Bernardino County for $53,439 on behalf of a man killed in the Dec. 2, 2015, shooting at the Inland Regional Center, the ...Read More
 
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