Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Testicular Surgery, but Allows Conservative Treatment | 10/06/2016 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 566 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 7 min read | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker's surgery to address an undescended testicle was not related to his on-the-job injury, but that he was entitled to coverage for the conservative course of treatment recommended by his chiropractor. ...Read More | |||
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Employers Insurance Expands Access to Injured Employee Hotline | 10/06/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 492 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read | |||
| Employers, a provider of workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses, has expanded access to its injured employee hotline to all of its policy-holders across the country. ...Read More | |||
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Workers' Comp Tax on Coal Industry Soars as Production Drops | 10/06/2016 | |
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| Source: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 1362 | 0 | Popular with Other | 21 min read | |||
| With Kentucky coal production at its lowest since 1954, a special workers' compensation tax assessed on coal companies has risen 34.7 percentage points. ...Read More | |||
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U.S. Supreme Court Sets Conference Date for Constitutional Challenge to Comp System | 10/06/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 566 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| The U.S. Supreme Court has set a conference date for a pending dispute over the alleged constitutional inadequacy of the Florida workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Will Host 'Conversation on Future of Workers' Compensation' | 10/06/2016 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 481 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 180 min read | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a “Conversation on the Future of Workers’ Compensation" at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in Nashville. ...Read More | |||
| Pure Premiums to Drop 9.3%, but So Have Overall Benefits, Report Says | 10/06/2016 | ||
| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 584 | 0 | Popular with Other | 197 min read | |||
| The pure premium advisory rate will drop by an average of 9.3% in Michigan next year, the state Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs announced. The rate has decreased 39% since 2011 reforms and have saved employers nearly $400 million, the agency says. Gov. Rick Snyder s...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Posts Rand Wage Loss Report for Comment | 10/05/2016 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 701 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 32 min read | |||
| The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation posted to its website a Rand Corp. report analyzing wage losses before and after Senate Bill 863 took effect. ...Read More | |||
| Chris Delgado Joins Leavitt Group's Central Coast Office | 10/05/2016 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 752 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 30 min read | |||
| Christopher Delgado has joined Leavitt Central Coast Insurance Services in Salinas as a financial services adviser, the company announced on Tuesday. Delgado has worked in insurance since 2003, and focuses on life insurance and annuities. He worked as a sales agent for Transamer...Read More | |||
| Hub International Acquires Sweet & Baker Agency | 10/05/2016 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 899 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 36 min read | |||
| Hub International Ltd. has acquired San Francisco-based Sweet & Baker Insurance Brokers Inc., the company announced on Tuesday. Sweet & Baker President Bruce Callander will join Hub California and report to President Kirk Christ. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed....Read More | |||
| WCIRB Amends Pure Premium Rate Filing to 4.3% Decrease | 10/05/2016 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 568 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 52 min read | |||
| As expected, California's Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Monday amended its rate filing and is now proposing a pure premium rate 4.3% less than the rate that was approved for July 1. The WCIRB is recommending a rate of $2.22 per $100 of payroll, compared to the c...Read More | |||
