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$15 Million OptumRx Settlement Pushes AG Yost’s Total Recoveries From PBMs Past $100 Million
$15 Million OptumRx Settlement Pushes AG Yost’s Total Recoveries From PBMs Past $100 Million

Columbus,OH(WorkersCompensation.com) - Under an agreement announced today by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, OptumRx will repay the state $15 million in prescription-drug overcharges assessed to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC), raising the Yost […]
Governor Lamont Announces Workers’ Compensation Rates Will Decrease in 2023
Governor Lamont Announces Workers’ Compensation Rates Will Decrease in 2023

Hartford,CT ( WorkersCompensation.com)  – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut businesses will see another rate decrease in workers’ compensation insurance beginning on January 1, 2023. The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved an annual filing […]
KEMI Announces Destiny Award Winners for 2022
KEMI Announces Destiny Award Winners for 2022

Lexington,KY(WorkersCompensation.com) - At a time in which most businesses are struggling to hire and retain employees, keeping available workers healthy and on the job is imperative. Yet, the Bureau of Labor Statistics cited 2.7 million […]
Michigan OSHA Launches Emphasis Program Targeting Heat Hazards
Michigan OSHA Launches Emphasis Program Targeting Heat Hazards

Lansing, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) -  Michigan OSHA has launched a state emphasis program aimed at identifying and reducing exposures to indoor and outdoor heat-related hazards. The initiative comes after federal OSHA adopted a similar national emphasis program in April. MIOSHA […]
Workers With Disabilities Expand, Diversify Wisconsin's Workforce
Workers With Disabilities Expand, Diversify Wisconsin's Workforce

Madison,WI(WorkersCompensation.com) - Gov. Tony Evers believes everyone in Wisconsin deserves the opportunity to develop the job skills they need to achieve their employment goals. That includes helping individuals overcome employment barriers. This is one reason […]
The Hanover Estimates Third Quarter Catastrophe Losses and Preliminary Results
The Hanover Estimates Third Quarter Catastrophe Losses and Preliminary Results

Worchester,MA(WorkersCompensation.com) - The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) today announced a preliminary estimate for third quarter catastrophe losses of approximately $90 million, before taxes, or 6.8 points of net earned premiums. The estimate is […]
WCRI: Indemnity Benefits in New York Grew 10 Percent in 2020/2021, Reflects, in Part, Impact of COVID-19
WCRI: Indemnity Benefits in New York Grew 10 Percent in 2020/2021, Reflects, in Part, Impact of COVID-19

Cambridge,MA (WorkersCompensation.com) -  A new report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found that indemnity benefits per claim grew 10 percent for 2020 non-COVID-19 claims evaluated in 2021 (2020/2021 claims) after being mostly stable […]
Delaware Workers’ Compensation System the Focus of Upcoming WCRI Webinar
Delaware Workers’ Compensation System the Focus of Upcoming WCRI Webinar

Cambridge, MA, (WorkersCompensation.com) ― The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) will host a free 30-minute webinar on Nov. 17, 2022, at 2 p.m. ET on its study Trends in the Delaware Workers’ Compensation System, 2015–2020. “In […]