Tag: workers compensation

Workers compensation study draws attention from NC employees

North Carolina Republican panel supports health care reform challenge

Those hired by the state in North Carolina are seeking to participate in upcoming research. Employees of the state of North Carolina, as well as their advocates, have announced that they feel that their voice should be included in research that will help in the planning of their workers compensation plans for the future. They have said that they deserve to be able to contribute in the plans for their upcoming coverage. The study in question is one that legislators in the state will be using for the creation of…

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Workers compensation bill signed by California governor

California Governor Jerry Brown on Workers Compensation bill

Gov. Jerry Brown has approved the bill to revamp the state’s injured employee insurance program. California Governor Jerry Brown has added his signature to a bill that will help to boost the workers compensation disability benefits for employees who are injured on the job, while at the same time keeping the cost of the premiums under control. The bill was first approved by lawmakers last month, on the final day of session. A rush was placed on the workers compensation bill’s approval after Brown, himself, gave a personal appeal for…

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Workers compensation rate increase proposal rejected in Massachusetts

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Joseph Murphy, the Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner on workers compensation plan

State Division of Insurance turns down the requested changes. The Massachusetts Division of Insurance has revealed that they have rejected the proposal that was made to increase the rates for workers compensation by 18.8 percent. The outcome of this will bring about no changes to the rates. The decision was made after having undergone a hearing process that lasted five months. The result is that there will not be any change to the current workers compensation rate. According to a statement from the Division of Insurance, this is expected to…

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California lawmakers renovate workplace injury coverage

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A new bill has been approved to give the system in the state a complete overhaul. Lawmakers in California have announced their latest insurance news by sharing that they have approved a bill that has the support of both labor groups and businesses, in order to give an overhaul to the coverage system in the state for employees injured on the job. This bill received tremendous bipartisan support in the state’s Democrat dominated legislature. The bill received its approval just in time for the completion of this year’s session, boosting…

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Disability insurance claims have fallen in Oregon

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Fatalities while on the job have also dropped in numbers. The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division will likely be announcing the disability insurance rates for businesses for 2013, before the end of this month, and it will be basing the calculation on a number of factors from the previous year. Administrator John Shilts has stated that there are three categories that make up the calculation. These three disability insurance premiums calculation factors are as follows: • Pure premiums, which are the amount based on the types of jobs in the businesses…

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