Illinois without a Budget, as House Fails to Override Gov. Rauner's Veto

• 07/05/17
• Liz Carey

Springfield, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Illinois legislators failed to pass a balanced budget over the holiday weekend amidst a veto by the governor and calls ...
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Ohio Passes Bureau of Workers' Compensation Budget

• 07/05/17
• Liz Carey

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Ohio legislators passed a new budget for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) last week, that included ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 7/5, Wednesday Edition

• 07/05/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) OHS: More Procedures in Place to Track Opioids       "DOL's (Department of Labor's) Office of ...
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Five Things to Catch Up On: 7/2, Weekend Edition

• 07/02/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -  1) FL: Father and Son Caught Working without Workers' Comp Coverage (FRIDAY)  Polk County Sgt. Chris Katsoulis ...
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Protz Decision: Some Surprised, Some Not

• 06/30/17
• Phil Yacuboski

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has struck down a portion of the states’ workers’ compensation law that determines ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 6/30, Friday Edition

• 06/30/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -    1) WCRI Study Released on Hospital Outpatient Payments   "Hospital outpatient payments were higher and ...
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Wearable Devices Can Provide Cost Savings, but also Risks, for Employers

• 06/29/17
• Liz Carey

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – For companies with wellness plans, wearable devices like FitBits can be a way to engage employees, but, experts warn, ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 6/29, Thursday Edition

• 06/29/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -  1) Fraudulent CO Insurance Broker to Potentially Spend 12 Years in Prison   James Ahlin, an insurance broker ...
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Medical Misdiagnoses Cost Workers' Comp Systems Billions, Paper Says

• 06/28/17
• Liz Carey

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – As much as a fifth of medical diagnoses in workers’ compensation claims involve errors that cost workers’ ...
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