Workers' Compensation News
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MLAC Subcommittee to Review Need for Counseling Services
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12/14/2015
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A subcommittee of Oregon's Management-Labor Advisory Committee will meet Jan. 8 to discuss the need to provide counseling services for injured workers suffering from conditions such as anxiety or depression.
Lawmakers this year passed ...Read More
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Maximum Indemnity, Death Benefits Increasing 4% in 2016, New IME List Posted
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12/10/2015
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Alaska Workers' Compensation Division announced maximum indemnity and death benefits will go up 4 percent in 2016 to account for an increase in the state's average weekly wage.
At the same time, the division on Dec. 4 published an updated list of approved independent medi...Read More
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Man who Reported Injury Years Ago Arrested for Fraud
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12/10/2015
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State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A New York man has been charged in Connecticut with fraud, accused of working while collecting workers' compensation benefits following an injury more than three years ago.
Michael Filippou, 49, of the Bronx, is scheduled to appear before Stamford Superior Court on Dec. 15, charged wi...Read More
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Maximum Compensation Rises by $21
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12/09/2015
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The maximum weekly compensation for injured workers in Florida increases by $21 to $863 from Jan. 1, the Division of Workers' Compensation announced.
The amount is based on the statewide average ...Read More
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MEMIC Announces Three Promotions
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12/03/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other
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The Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co. Group, a workers’ compensation specialist, has announced the promotion of three employees to claims director positions.
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MedRisk to Host Comp Law Webinar
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12/02/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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MedRisk Inc., a provider of managed physical medicine and diagnostic imaging services for workers’ compensation, will present a continuing education webinar, “Workers’ Compensation Case Law Update,” on Thursday.
The complimentary course will begin at 11 a.m. EST. R...Read More
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More Study Before Any Further Discussion on Rule Change
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12/01/2015
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State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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Further study is needed before there will be any more discussion on a rule change that would remove certificates of deposits as acceptable securities for self-insured employers in Arkansas.
The state's Workers' Compensation Commission is no longer discussing the proposed...Read More
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Man Arrested for Presenting Allegedly False Certificate of Insurance
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11/25/2015
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A contractor is accused of presenting a fraudulent proof of workers' compensation coverage certificate as he tried to obtain a building permit.
James Thomas Todd, Sr., 63, from South Carolina, is charged with one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretenses, the North Car...Read More
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MSF Declares $35 Million Dividend
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11/24/2015
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The board of directors for the Montana State Fund approved a $35 million dividend, the largest in the carrier's history.
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MEMIC Issues $18 Million in Dividends
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11/20/2015
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State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Workers’ compensation insurer MEMIC has mailed its annual dividend checks to about 17,000 employers in Maine that total nearly $18 million, an amount equal to last year’s record-setting dividend.
The largest dividend check is more than $200,000 and the average payout was more ...Read More
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