Workers' Compensation News
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Time Running Out for Fee Schedule Bill
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04/11/2011
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0
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Lawmakers in Alaska have not done anything with a bill that would establish a permanent medical fee schedule in the state, and there are just seven days left before the Legislature is required to adjourn.The situation is similar to what happened last year, and something observers were co...Read More
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Treatment Facility Death Brings 7 Citations, $28,000 in Fines
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04/08/2011
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued seven citations with fines totaling $28,000 to The Renaissance Project in Ellenville for alleged safety violations following the death of one employee and the wounding of another at the addiction treatment facility.OSHA began a...Read More
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The Hanover Expands BOP Offering to 6 Western States, D.C.
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04/07/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0
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The Hanover Insurance Group said Wednesday that it will further expand its small commercial capabilities in six Western states: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, and also in the District of Colombia.The Hanover said it will make its business owner's policy (BOP)...Read More
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Tomblin Signs $5 Million Rescue Plan for VFD Comp System
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04/06/2011
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State: WV | Segment: EAST | 0
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Acting West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Monday signed legislation that will provide $5 million to cover anticipated increases in workers' compensation premiums for the state's more than 400 volunteer fire departments (VFDs).Tomblin included House Bill 3271 in a package of 2...Read More
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Turlock Postal Worker Charged with Work Comp Fraud
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04/04/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Federal prosecutors announced Friday the indictment of a Turlock, Calif., Postal Service worker on 30 counts of mail fraud and two counts of federal workers' compensation fraud.Karina S. Beard, 44, is accused of lying about the extent of her injuries in order to collect benefits from...Read More
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Trust Rescue Plan Getting High Marks from Stakeholders
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04/01/2011
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe 11th-hour rescue plan for New York's troubled group self-insured trust system hammered out by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers this week is getting high marks from stakeholders r...Read More
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Texas Mutual Pays $1,759,699 Dividend to Manufacturers Group
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03/31/2011
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. presented a $1,175,699 dividend Wednesday to the Texas Association of Manufacturers group purchasing program.The dividend was based largely on the group’s overall loss ratio, Texas Mutual reported.Texas Association of Manufacturers members hav...Read More
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Trucking Company Owner Charged with Failing to Carry Comp
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03/29/2011
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0
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The owner of an Erie, Pa., trucking company that hauled mail for the U.S. Postal Service is facing criminal charges for failing to carry workers' compensation insurance, The Erie Times-News reported Saturday.The newspaper said Douglas A. Pifer, 53, was arraigned in Greene Township, P...Read More
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Task Force Finds 6 Postal Service Contractors Lacked Comp
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03/25/2011
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A task force created by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation's Special Investigations Department, in collaboration with the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG), has uncovered workers’ compensation fraud at six businesses that have contracted with the Postal...Read More
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Towers Watson: Commercial Insurance Prices Still Flat
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03/25/2011
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0
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Commercial insurance prices were relatively flat for the eighth consecutive quarter, while accident-year loss ratios deteriorated relative to the same period in the prior 12 months, according to Towers Watson's most recent Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS).Commercial ...Read More
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