Current News : - 05/21/19
- WorkersCompensation.com
Nashville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) marks a century of progress at its annual educational conference in Murfreesboro which begins Wednesday, June ...
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- Nancy Grover
Oakland, CA (WorkersCompenstion.com) - “For the second year in a row total direct written premium in the California workers’ compensation system fell in 2018, declining 3.8 percent to less than ...
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- Nancy Grover
Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Most workers who use Employee Assistance Programs are self-referred. A new study shows supervisors and HR accounted for just 7 percent of the referrals.
That result ...
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- Liz Carey
New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Louisiana businessman who sits on two different state boards is appealing a state workers’ compensation insurer’s decision to not cover his ...
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- Michael Stack
Prescription drugs continue to contribute to a significant portion of medical costs in workers’ compensation claims nationwide. This is due in part to opioid addiction and its negative ...
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- Judge David Langham
In March 2019, the Florida Supreme Court rendered The Florida Bar v. Vujin, No. SC17-1949. There, the Court accepted the findings of the referee, but declined to adopt the recommended sanction. Instead, ...
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Workers Comp Blogwire : - 05/21/19
- Joe Paduda
NCCI Chief Actuary Kathy Antonello’s presentation on the state of the industry has just too much information for a single post – so here’s three key details.
Reserves
Private carriers are ...
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- Kent Spafford
The U.S. Healthcare market employs approximately 950,000 physicians today. In developing the appropriate treatment plan for their patients, these physicians routinely request diagnostic imaging for their ...
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- Danielle Jaffee
Arizona - Firefighters in Arizona are arguing that cities are breaking the law by denying their cancer claims even after the passage of a 2017 bill expanding cancer presumptions. Under the law, if a ...
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