Workers' Compensation News
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Unum Group Pays $656 Million from Claims Reassessment
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04/17/2008
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State: MA | Segment: Regulatory | 0
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Unum Group, the nation's largest writer of disability insurance, will pay out $656 million in additional benefits on prior disability claims based on a multi-state examination launched by the U.S. Department of Labor and state regulators in Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Tennessee, the Massa...Read More
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Union Ballot Measure Would Give Injured Workers Right to Sue
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04/03/2008
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State: CO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Medical
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A ballot-box war between labor and business in Colorado has produced a measure that would tear open a gaping hole in exclusive remedy by allowing injured workers to sue employers found to operate an unsafe or unhealthy workplace.Colorado Ballot Proposal #93 is still a long way from getti...Read More
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Utah Law Allows Employers to Apply to Stop Benefits
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03/26/2008
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State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Utah Gov. John Huntsman last week signed into law a bill that would allow Utah employers to stop temporary disability benefit payments to workers fired for cause. The legislation led the list of six workers’ compensation measures the governor signed this month.H.B. 384S01, an amend...Read More
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Utilization Review Producing Savings and New Regulations
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03/25/2008
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Medical
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Utilization review (UR) may be a proven cost saver, but state regulators around the nation have become more anxious about making sure that the reviewing organizations do not unreasonably delay or deny necessary medical care.Nevada became the latest to express concern in a recent newslett...Read More
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Utilization Review Delays a Hot Topic in Nevada
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03/14/2008
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State: NV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Injured workers, attorneys, doctors, and employers are “besieging” the medical unit of the Nevada Workers' Compensation Section with complaints about out-of-state utilization review organizations “denying what appear to be obvious procedures that are needed to meet the minimum ...Read More
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Unions and Cities Clash over Connecticut Responders Bill
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03/10/2008
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State: CT | Segment: Top | 0
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The AFL-CIO and firefighters are locked in an intense battle with the state's towns and cities over the second year of efforts to give first responders the presumption that heart attacks, hypertension and some other diseases are caused by their jobs.AFL-CIO Connecticut Political Dire...Read More
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U.S. Physical Therapy Net Income Up 18% in Fourth Quarter
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03/07/2008
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State: NA | Segment: Business | 0
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U.S. Physical Therapy's net income rose approximately 18% in the fourth quarter of 2007, to $2.5 million from $2.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2006, the company reported Thursday.Net income for the full year 2007 was $8.7 million compared to $6.3 million in 2006. Net income from...Read More
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Utah Workers' Compensation Fund Offering Safety Courses
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02/22/2008
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State: UT | Segment: Safety | 0
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The Utah Workers' Compensation Fund is sponsoring two safety seminars on Feb. 28 to help local companies protect their workers, the carrier announced Thursday."Forklift Safety: Train-the-Trainer Refresher," will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. MST. The course is a condensed review...Read More
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U.S. Court in N.Y. Vacates Travelers' Asbestos Settlements
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02/20/2008
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State: NA | Segment: Business | 0
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A federal appeals court vacated a March 2006 decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that had approved settlements of statutory and common law asbestos-related direct action litigation against Travelers Companies, Travelers said in a press release on Tuesday....Read More
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Utah WCF Announces New Construction Safety Seminar
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02/14/2008
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State: UT | Segment: Events | 0
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The Utah Workers' Compensation Fund announced a new construction-oriented seminar on occupational safety and health.The 10-hour seminar will start on Feb. 20 and end on Feb. 21. The course will provide safety information on topics directly impacting most construction companies. Two-d...Read More
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