- Pricing of workers comp care rises more in states without fee schedules: WCRI
Prices paid for workers compensation medical care were higher in states that lacked fee schedules in 2011 than states that have a fee schedule, according to a study that the Workers Compensation Research Institute released Thursday.
- Boost permanent disability benefits but cut costs: Calif. employers, insurers
SACRAMENTO, Calif.
- Workers comp judge ruled too soon on police officer?s breast surgery: Court
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.?A workers compensation judge prematurely denied benefits for a police officer who underwent surgery to remove excess breast tissue he said was caused by doctor-approved prescriptions, a Florida appellate court has ruled.
- Calif. workers compensation rates up 4% in last half of 2011
SAN FRANCISCO?California insurers filed workers compensation manual rates that rose 4% on average during the last six months of 2011, according to information released Tuesday by the Workers? Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California.
- Verizon entitled to offset comp payment by pension paid to disabled worker: Court
PORTLAND, Maine?Verizon Communications Inc. has the right to ?offset? a permanently disabled employee?s workers compensation benefits by the amount of pension he receives, the Maine Supreme Court has ruled.
- Legislation to privatize Maryland?s workers comp fund moves forward
ANNAPOLIS, Md.?Maryland lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that aims to privatize the state?s workers compensation fund and require the insurer to repay at least $50 million in surplus funds to the state.
- Work life balance impacts employee injury rates: Study
Workers? perceptions of a positive safety climate can decrease injuries by 32%, and companies that blame individual workers for injuries, instead of recognizing that injuries are a management failure, don?t create a positive safety climate,?
- Workers compensation opt-out measure debated in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY?A debate in Oklahoma over legislation that would let employers leave the state?s workers compensation system could spill over to other states that are striving to contain insurance costs, sources say.
- Trial allowed against employer, Zurich in obstructing workers comp benefits
ST. PAUL, Minn.?A federal lawsuit alleging that Zurich American Insurance Co.
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