Workers' Compensation News
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Multiple Injury Trust Fund Assessment to Remain at 6% | 05/31/2018 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission has set the Multiple Injury Trust Fund assessment at 6%, effective July 1. The rate is unchanged from the current level and is at the maximum allowed by statute. ...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Announces New Hires, Promotions | 05/30/2018 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers' compensation insurer MEMIC Group has announced a series of new hires and promotions this month. ...Read More | |||
| Moving From Commerce to Insurance, Industrial Commission Rules Get Recodified | 05/29/2018 | ||
| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Starting June 1, any reference to the North Carolina Industrial Commission's rules should cite Title 11, Chapter 23 of the state's Administrative Code, the commission said in a bulletin this week. The commission, which handles workers' compensation for the state, was transferr...Read More | |||
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Medical Costs Down, Indemnity Up After 2013 Changes, Study Says | 05/25/2018 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Five years after Indiana adopted a hospital fee schedule but raised some workers' compensation benefits, medical costs dropped slightly and indemnity costs climbed by 15%, a study shows. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Advancements May Mean More Mega Claims | 05/23/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Advances in technology are helping catastrophically injured workers survive and live longer than in years past, while also adding to claim costs for the most severe injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Massive Premium Rebate Program Starting to Raise Questions | 05/23/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Board of Workers' Compensation is set to vote Thursday on another rebate for employers, this one the largest in 20 years. If the board approves the $1.5 billion rebate on premiums, the checks could be in the mail by July. ...Read More | |||
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Manual Labor Exception Allows Independent Contractor to Get Benefits From Air B&B Owner | 05/23/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a denial of benefits to an independent contractor who was injured while engaged in manual labor for an Air B&B owner. ...Read More | |||
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Medical Marijuana Expanded, but Not for Workers' Comp | 05/23/2018 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Louisiana lawmakers have approved the use of medical marijuana for an expanded list of medical conditions, but left injured workers out of the party. ...Read More | |||
| Man Accused of Cashing Dead Mother's Benefit Checks | 05/17/2018 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Rochester man faces felony grand larceny and forgery charges for allegedly cashing nearly $4,000 in benefit checks sent to his deceased mother, WHAM reported Wednesday....Read More | |||
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Mark Pew Joins Preferred Medical as SVP of Product Development | 05/16/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Mark Pew, known in the workers’ comp industry as the Rx Professor, has joined Preferred Medical as senior vice president of product development and marketing. ...Read More | |||
