Workers' Compensation News
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Report: Frequency Declined Along with Health Care Costs in 2014
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01/28/2016
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The number of Texas workers' compensation claims dropped by 1% in 2014, continuing a longterm downward trend, while total medical costs also dropped slightly, according to an annual report on medical costs and utilization by the Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group.
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Retired WCJ Joins Karlzen Hutchinson Defense Firm
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01/27/2016
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Source: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Former workers' compensation judge Gilbert Katen has joined the Torrance-based defense firm of Karlzen Hutchinson as "of counsel."
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Regional Educational Seminars Kick Off March 17 in Columbus
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01/27/2016
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation will host five regional educational seminars from March 17 to May 12.
Board Chairman Frank R. McKay, board members Elizabeth D. Gobeil and Harrill L. Dawkins and Executive Director Delece A. Brooks will speak during the seminars. The pr...Read More
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Robinson Resigns; Fees to Increase to Offset Budget Cut
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01/26/2016
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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The filing fee collected by the The Louisiana Office of Workers' Compensation will increase to $50 from $30 on Feb. 1, and several other fees will also increase under emergency rules adopted by the state Workforce Commission.
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Repeat and New Violations Bring $54K in Fines against Builder
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01/22/2016
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A New Jersey contractor faces $54,450 in proposed penalties by the U.S. Occupational Safety Administration after investigators found a lack of fall protection equipment and other safety violations at a residential construction project in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
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Rhoades Named Chair of WC Oversight Panel
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01/21/2016
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State: DE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Joseph J. Rhoades, founding partner of the law firm Rhoades & Morrow, has been appointed as chairman of Delaware’s Workers’ Compensation Oversight Panel, DelawareOnline ...Read More
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Rating Bureau Proposes Revisions to Manual
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01/21/2016
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau is proposing to revise its workers' compensation rating manual to change a handful of classification codes and make the language less ambiguous.
The changes would take effect on April 1, concurrently with a loss-cost filing the Rating B...Read More
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Riser Named Head of Senate Labor Committee
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01/19/2016
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State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other
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The lawmaker who helped bring evidence-based medicine and utilization review to Louisiana, and who most recently authored a bill giving workers' compensation judges authority to penalize uninsured employers will head the state Senate committee that regularly deals with workers' compensati...Read More
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