A seven-year run of accident year combined ratios below 100% is projected to end in 2020, according to the latest insurer experience report published by
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The California Department of Insurance announced the owners of a Sacramento flooring company were charged with felony workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly underreporting payroll and
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee enacted bills creating presumptions that COVID-19 is a compensable occupational disease for frontline workers.
Bills the governor enacted May 11 took
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The Montana State Fund announced a $20 million dividend and a 10% rate cut, according to a report by the Billings Gazette.
The newspaper reports
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislative leaders should reopen the State Capitol to the public next week because of loosened COVID-19 safety guidelines, a coalition
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The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that a worker injured in a fistfight with a potential customer was entitled to benefits, even though he was
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released its updated experience modification estimator using values recently approved by the insurance commissioner.
The estimator allows
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The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that any person can be held liable for aiding and abetting an unlawful employment practice, including a third-party benefits administrator.
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday enacted legislation allowing carriers to store workers’ compensation claim records outside of the state, such as on cloud servers.
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Workers’ compensation defense firm Testan Law on Wednesday announced the death of founding partner Steven Carl Testan.
Steve Testan
He founded Testan
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