Five Things You Need to Know: 8/30, Wednesday Edition

• 08/30/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -  1) CA: Public Hearing for Rate Filing to be Set for Oct. 5 “The California Department of Insurance announced that it will hold a public hearing ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 8/29, Tuesday Edition

• 08/29/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) ME Case: Who Will Pay for This Injured Worker’s Medical Marijuana?    Gaetan Bourgoin’s back injury at a paper mill led to multiple ...
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Workers' Comp Rates to go Down in FL, According to NCCI

• 08/28/17
• Liz Carey

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Rates for workers’ compensation insurance will go down by 9.3 percent in Florida for 2018, according to a report issued today by the National Council ...
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State Park a 'Ticking Time Bomb,' Dad of Virus-Stricken State Worker Says

• 08/28/17
• Liz Carey

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A California man is calling one of the state parks a disaster waiting to happen for state park employees, after his son contracted hantavirus at the park this ...
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Aging Workforce Means Higher Costs, Some Analysts Say

• 08/28/17
• Liz Carey

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – With more senior citizens staying in the workforce, companies face higher costs as the workforce ages. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 8/28, Monday Edition

• 08/28/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -  1)  NY: Impairment Guidelines to be Released Soon “The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will soon release updated permanent ...
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Five Things to Catch Up On: 8/27, Weekend Edition

• 08/27/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) NJ: Dancers’ Lawsuit Against Gentlemen’s Club to Move Forward (FRIDAY)      Alissa Moon and Yasmeen Davis have filed a ...
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NY Attorney Asks NIOSH to Reconsider Radiation Dosage Estimates

• 08/25/17
• Liz Carey

Santa Fe, NM (WorkersCompensation.com) – A New York attorney is asking the federal government to reconsider how it estimates radiation exposure when considering how to compensate former nuclear arms ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 8/25, Friday Edition

• 08/25/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) NJ: Dancers’ Lawsuit Against Gentlemen’s Club to Move Forward     Alissa Moon and Yasmeen Davis have filed a collective lawsuit ...
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