Workers' Compensation News
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BWC Awards $370,000 to Protect Firefighters From Toxins | 04/13/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 84 | 0 | |||
| Thirty-seven fire departments will receive grant funding from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation as part of a program to protect firefighters from carcinogens and other harmful substances encountered while fighting fires. ...Read More | |||
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Board Will Hold Hearing on 13 Rule Changes | 04/13/2018 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 234 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Board of Maine will hold a public hearing May 8 on 13 proposed rule changes, which cover a range of regulations, from claims at defunct employers to appe...Read More | |||
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Brannan Proud of Lower Premiums, More WC Coverage as He Leaves Office | 04/12/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 228 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 68 min read | |||
| After four years in a job that has seen significant reductions in premiums, fewer missed work days by injured workers, and more employers buying into the system, Texas Workers' Compensation Commissioner Ryan Brannan says it's time to move on. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Seeks to Clarify Coverage Requirement for Independent Commercial Vehicles | 04/12/2018 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 117 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 50 min read | |||
| A bill moving through the Colorado legislature seeks to clarify the coverage requirements for independent contractors who drive commercial vehicles. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Could Require Claims Office and State-Based Adjuster | 04/12/2018 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 148 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 52 min read | |||
| Carriers and self-insureds who do business in Louisiana say the slightest tweak to a bill in the Legislature could make thousands of dollars' worth of difference. ...Read More | |||
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Beecher Carlson Names CEO, COO | 04/11/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 152 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 5 min read | |||
| Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, a large account insurance broker, has promoted Joseph Siech to chief executive officer, and B. Scott Davis to chief operating officer. ...Read More | |||
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Board Caps Dental, Air Ambulance Fees in Latest Update to Fee Schedule | 04/11/2018 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 147 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 35 min read | |||
| The Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation’s latest fee schedule update includes its first-ever dental fee schedule and reimbursement rates for air ambulance services. ...Read More | |||
| Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Underreporting Payroll | 04/10/2018 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 591 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read | |||
| The owner of a Southern California janitorial company pleaded guilty to underreporting payroll by more than $1 million in an effort to reduce his workers’ compensation premiums, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office ...Read More | |||
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Brannan Announces Resignation, Effective May 1 | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 474 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| Commissioner Ryan Brannan resigned his position, effective May 1, the Division of Workers’ Compensation announced. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Establishing Coverage Rules for LLC Shareholders Passes Legislature | 04/09/2018 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 204 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 22 min read | |||
| Working minority owners of limited liability corporations will be considered covered employees for workers' compensation, and majority shareholders can opt into coverage by providing written notice to their carriers, under a bill that the Arizona Legislature sent to Gov. Doug Ducey last week....Read More | |||
