Workers' Compensation News
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Updated Workers' Comp Statistical Plan Manual Is Effective April 1
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02/25/2014
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Workers' Compensation Statistical Plan Manual has been updated and will become effective April 1.The manual requires insurers to file data in accordance with their plan, whether carriers file unit statistical reports directly with the National Council on Comp...Read More
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Unsealed Whistleblower Case Opens Window on Repackaged Drugs
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02/14/2014
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Peter Mantius, Northern Bureau ChiefFederal investigators concluded in 2012 that Automated Health Care Solutions LLC of Miramar, Fla., had billed the U.S. Department of Labor at highly inflated rates for medications in workers’ compensation cases, but that t...Read More
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University of Southern Maine Using AMCOMP Curriculum
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02/05/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: ME | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The American Society of Workers' Comp Professionals has entered an agreement with the University of Southern Maine to provide its workers' compensation professional designation course curriculum in the university's course of study, AMCOMP said in a press release Tuesday.Maine...Read More
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Uninsured Contractor Gets 360 Days in Jail
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01/31/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Northern California contractor is going to jail for 360 days after a second conviction for operating without a license or workers' compensation, the Monterey County District Attorney's Office announced.Lavaki Fale, 45, was sentenced Wednesday and placed on probation for five ye...Read More
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USI Acquires Travers, O'Keefe Brokerage
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01/30/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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USI Insurance Services announced Wednesday that it has acquired the Travers, O'keefe & Associates brokerage in New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The company said Travers, O'keefe's headquarters will be combined with USI's New York office and USI&#...Read More
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USI Agrees to Buy 42 Offices from Wells Fargo
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01/27/2014
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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USI Insurance Services has announced an agreement to acquire 42 insurance brokerage and consulting locations in 24 states from Wells Fargo Insurance.Based in Valhalla, N.Y., USI employs 4,000 people at more than 100 offices across the country. The company was ranked ...Read More
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USI Completes Acquisition of Oscar & Associates
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01/21/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NJ | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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USI Insurance Services announced that it has closed on its purchase of Oscar & Associates, a wholesale brokerage based in West Caldwell, N.J. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.USI said Oscar & Associates will be combined in Emerson Reid LLC, USI’s benefits wholesa...Read More
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Utility Contractor Cited after Deadly Cave-in
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01/20/2014
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Texas utility contractor for one willful safety violation following a December 2013 trenching collapse in Cypress, Texas, that killed one worker and injured a second.OSHA said in a news release that Municipal District Ser...Read More
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U.S. Minerals Gets Fined by Feds for 6 Safety Violations
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01/17/2014
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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U.S. Minerals LLC in Baldwin has been cited for six safety violations by the U.S. Labor Dept.'s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for failing to provide fall protection, personal protective equipment and implement procedures to control hazardous energy....Read More
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Utilization Review Working as Intended, CWCI Says
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01/10/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefThe California Workers' Compensation Institute said a new study finding only 5.9% of requested medical procedures are delayed, denied or modified through utilization review shows tha...Read More
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