Workers' Compensation News
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Medical Trends Driving Rate Decreases Could Be Ending | 04/19/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 763 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 54 min read | |||
| Falling medical costs in California workers’ compensation system that helped drive down the advisory pure premium rate over the past several years might be coming to an end. ...Read More | |||
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After Replay of 2017 Work Comp Bills, Gov's Race Pivotal for Future Reforms | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 225 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 94 min read | |||
| Illinois’ legislative session is shaping up as a replay of last year as far as workers’ comp is concerned, with Democratic lawmakers resurrecting two bills that the state’s Republican governor vetoed in 2017. ...Read More | |||
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WC Board Touts Higher Fee Schedules for Providers | 04/19/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 269 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 88 min read | |||
| Health care providers are welcoming a plan by the New York State Workers' Compensation Board to raise reimbursement rates for the first time in years, and employers don't feel so bad themselves. ...Read More | |||
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WC Carriers Must Now Give Ample Warning When Premiums Are Set to Rise | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 68 | 0 | |||
| Insurance carriers were reminded this week to give employers 30 days' notice when renewal policy premiums will rise by more than 10%. ...Read More | |||
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Evidence Didn't Support Inference That Worker's Intoxication Led to Fatal Accident | 04/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 153 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal on Wednesday overturned a denial of benefits to a worker’s widow, deciding that the record evidence did not support a finding that his intoxication contributed to his death from being struck by a truck. ...Read More | |||
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Report Examines Controversy Surrounding Doctor's Push for Objectivity | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 142 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 10 min read | |||
| As part of its continuing, serial coverage of issues in Hawaii’s workers’ compensation system, the Honolulu Civil Beat set out to investigate whether an influential physician is an advocate for injured workers or a bagman who helps employers skirt liability for occupational injuries....Read More | |||
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Reciprocal Coverage, Gig Worker Definition Bills Awaiting Final Votes | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 118 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 87 min read | |||
| Colorado lawmakers are considering bills that would allow reciprocal coverage exemptions for workers temporarily in the state and define when a gig economy worker should be classified as an employee. ...Read More | |||
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Tribal Employer's Potential Immunity Didn't Foreclose Worker's Claims | 04/19/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 85 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 15 min read | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a casino worker could proceed with her claim for workers’ compensation benefits against a her tribal employer’s insurance carrier and third-party administrator regardless of whether the tribe itself was immune from liability. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Agent Accused of Taking Premiums for Personal Use | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 168 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 4 min read | |||
| The Arkansas Insurance Commissioner this week suspended the license of an insurance agent and his agency after the agent was accused of fraudulently obtaining bank loans and converting premiums to personal use. ...Read More | |||
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Miami Files Suit Seeking 'Disgorgement' by Opioid Manufacturers | 04/19/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 137 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 12 min read | |||
| The City of Miami has filed suit against major drug manufacturers alleging they were unjustly enriched by an epidemic of abuse that increased the city’s health care and workers’ compensation costs, and strained emergency services as rescue workers responded to 1,717 overdoses in a sin...Read More | |||
