Workers' Compensation News
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State Could Get Another Rate Decrease | 08/30/2019 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a statewide average premium decrease of 5.4%, effective in January, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation announced Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Denies Labor Law Protection to Fatally Injured Welder | 08/29/2019 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a welder who suffered fatal work injuries had not been hurt while engaged in activity covered by the state Labor Law. ...Read More | |||
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State Offers Two-Day Seminar on Adjuster Training | 08/29/2019 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation and the state Department of Labor will hold an insurance adjuster training seminar in November in Burlington, part of continuing education that adjusters need to be licensed in the state, the department ...Read More | |||
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Sparks Fly as IME Committee Winds Down Monthslong Review Process | 08/27/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| After seven months of often-contentious meetings, an advisory committee appears to be far from its goal of ensuring fairness in New York's independent medical examiner process. ...Read More | |||
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System Users Seek More Clarity in Copy Fee Schedule | 08/26/2019 | |
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| By: Dara Barney (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation could improve its proposed copy service fee schedule rules by defining terms and providing more clarity, according to comments from system users. ...Read More | |||
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State Fund Declares $105 Million Dividend | 08/26/2019 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State Compensation Insurance Fund announced a $105 million dividend for up to 75,000 businesses with policies in effect between January and Aug. 19. ...Read More | |||
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Second Injury Fund Eliminates Big Backlog of Refund Requests | 08/22/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| While a number of states have struggled to keep their second-injury funds afloat and others have eliminated the funds altogether, Texas regulators have quietly found a way to eliminate a backlog of hundreds of refund requests while keeping their fund solvent. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Tosses Worker's Appeal of Denied Claim | 08/20/2019 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Ohio appellate court threw out a self-represented worker’s challenge to the denial of his claim for injuries from silica dust exposure. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Set to Hear Long-Awaited Case on Comp for Police Working Second Jobs | 08/19/2019 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Supreme Court in November will hear a case asking whether municipalities are required to provide workers' compensation coverage for injuries officers and deputies sustain moonlighting as security guards. ...Read More | |||
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Service American Indemnity Co. Names New SVP of Program Business | 08/19/2019 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Service American Indemnity Co. announced the addition of Jacob Clymer as senior vice president of Program Business. ...Read More | |||
