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New Portal Offers Safety Data, Video, Training Programs | 09/10/2018 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 64 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 1 min read | |||
| Beware of the lunch hour on Wednesdays in August. That's when the majority of workplace accidents happen in Missouri, according to a new web...Read More | |||
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NCCI recommending 14.8% Rate Cut | 09/06/2018 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 104 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 48 min read | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending that the Alaska Division of Insurance reduce its voluntary loss cost level, by 14.8%, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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No Presumption of Compensability for Veteran Firefighter With Bladder Cancer | 09/05/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 104 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 36 min read | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a veteran firefighter was not entitled to benefits for his bladder cancer, since he failed to establish that his condition was an occupational disease. ...Read More | |||
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New Telemedicine Rule Removes Restriction on Worker Location | 09/04/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 176 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 84 min read | |||
| A Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation rule that allows medical providers to be reimbursed for telemedicine services took effect on Saturday. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Recommends 'Huge' 19% Rate Reduction for State | 08/30/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 356 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 49 min read | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 19% rate reduction for Tennessee’s voluntary and assigned-risk markets, one of the largest cuts in years, nationwide. ...Read More | |||
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NYSIF Newsletter Chronicles Two Premium Fraud Scams | 08/30/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 287 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 8 min read | |||
| New York prosecutors have filed charges against two companies that together underpaid workers’ compensation premiums by $525,000, according to the latest newsletter published by the New York State Insurance Fund. ...Read More | |||
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New Options Emerge for Migraine Headache Treatment | 08/28/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 451 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 71 min read | |||
| A new, $6,900-a-year drug to help prevent migraine headaches might soon be making its way into workers’ comp as part of a recent expansion of treatment options for the disabling condition. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Recommends 13.4% Rate Reduction | 08/28/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 486 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 51 min read | |||
| Two years after insurers and business groups warned of dire consequences from landmark Florida Supreme Court decisions on attorneys’ fees and benefit levels, workers’ compensation rates could soon drop to their lowest level in years. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Injured in Assault by Colleague's Husband | 08/28/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 166 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for his injuries from an assault by a colleague’s husband in the parking lot of his workplace. ...Read More | |||
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New Research Takes Fresh Look at Formulary | 08/27/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 321 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read | |||
| A workers’ comp drug formulary introduced in Texas caused a drop in prescribing of drugs designated as non-preferred, and a drop in spending on those drugs, according to a new study. ...Read More | |||
