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Improving WC Market Drives NCCI Recommendations for Rate Cuts in 15 States.
Self-Funded Health Care Plans for Small Business Could See 33% Growth.
Study Examines Association Between Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Overdose Mortality.
Study Says Prolonged Sitting at Work and Home Creates Health Issues.
AL: County Commissioners Group to Receive Workers Comp Fund Refund.
CA: Experts Say Rate Hike Won’t Necessarily Affect Workers Comp Pricing for Employers.
CA: Ahmed Says He Helped Shut Down Bill Limiting Reimbursements for Compound Creams.
CA: DWC Drafts QME Regulations for Online QME Panel Process.
CA: WCIRB Releases Report of Second Quarter 2014 Experience.
CA: Cal Chamber Issues Status Report on Major Legislation.
IL: Governor Appoints Four New Arbitrators to Illinois Workers Comp Commission.
IL: Labor Dept. Adopts Rules on Contractor Reporting Requirements, Notices.
IA: Governor Appoints Michelle McGovern as Acting Workers Comp Commissioner.
IA: Governor’s Deposition in Civil Law Suit by Ex-Commissioner Delayed Post-Election.
MA: DIA Issues New Quarterly Report Forms for Certified Voc Rehab Providers.
NY: Court Rules Exclusivity Barred Temp Worker’s Tort Claim for Workplace Fall.
NC: Governor Promises Action on Worker Misclassification by Contractors.
ND: WSI Drafts PTSD Bill for First Responders.
ND: Sedgwick Reports on IME Process at WSI.
OR: DCBS Says Workers Comp Costs to Drop for Second Straight Year.
OR: State Dept of Justice Denies Legal Aid to Former SAIF Corp. CEO.
OR: Judge Approves $11.3M Settlement in Health Care Providers Class Action Against Coventry.
OR: WCD Notifies Insurers/Self Insurers of Increase in Retroactive Program Benefits.
OR: Court Affirms Denial of Claim Due to Claimant’s Failure to Cooperate.
SD: DLR Reminder: Independent Contractors Not Required to Carry Workers Comp Insurance.
SD: Legislature May Need to Clarify Whether Subcontractors Must Be Covered by Workers Comp.
TX: DWC Revised Notice of Disputed Issues/Refusal to Pay Benefits Form.
VA: High Court Slams Door on Widow’s Suit in Training Recruit Death Case.
WV: Businesses Pay $2189 in Annual WC Costs for Smokers; $176 for Nonsmokers.
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