Workers' Compensation News
| SAIF Board Meeting Wednesday | 06/04/2019 | ||
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| The board of directors for Oregon’s SAIF Corp. will review financial and legislative reports during a meeting Wednesday in Lake Oswego. Directors are scheduled to hear a first quarter financial report and discuss the carrier’s capital position. Directors will also discuss divi...Read More | |||
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State Argues No Need for Court to Hear Latest Lien Stay Challenge | 06/03/2019 | |
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| By: Eddie Curran (correspondent) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s 4th District Court of Appeals doesn’t need to hear the latest complaint challenging a 2017 law staying liens filed by criminally charged providers because of how similar it is to a challenge the court rejected last year, according to attorneys for the Department of Indust...Read More | |||
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Surge in On-the-Job Overdose Deaths Raises Concerns | 06/03/2019 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
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| The rate at which U.S. workers are dying on the job from drug overdoses has increased sharply, and opioids and illicit drugs are the main culprits, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reported. ...Read More | |||
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Study Shows Benefits Lag While Insurance Profits Soar | 06/03/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A new study finds that that workers' compensation benefits are surprisingly low in New York, a state known for its progressive policies and high cost of living. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Approves PTD Increase for Pre-2004 Injuries | 06/03/2019 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Nevadans permanently disabled as a result of work injuries before 2004 would receive a 2.3% increase in annual compensation starting next year, under a bill the state Senate recently passed. ...Read More | |||
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Stitt Signs Major WC Revamp Into Law | 05/30/2019 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed into law House Bill 2367, the wide-ranging workers' compensation reform act that stakeholders on both sides of the divide worked on all session. ...Read More | |||
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State Street Global to Continue Managing Two BWC Funds | 05/30/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| State Street Global Advisors will continue as the money manager for two funds operated by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, the bureau announced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Safety Training Scheduled for June | 05/29/2019 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Labor Cabinet Occupational Safety and Health’s Division of Education and Training is providing training classes in June. ...Read More | |||
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Seven Ordered to Pay Restitution After Comp Fraud Convictions | 05/29/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Seven people have been ordered to pay a total of almost $107,000 in restitution and fines after they were convicted of double dipping, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced. ...Read More | |||
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Second-Injury Fund Rescue Restricts Future Benefits to Pay Current Claims | 05/24/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A massive rewrite of the Oklahoma workers' compensation system now on the governor's desk would improve temporary benefits for most workers injured on the job — benefits that were slashed in the 2013 push to reduce costs. ...Read More | |||
