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Slow Recovery Affects Workers’ Comp Benefits and Costs
Posted on 7 Aug 2012 by Workers' Compensation Law Community Staff

Click here to read more about how and why the "Slow Recovery Affects Workers' Comp Benefits and Costs" and to download this latest report from the National Academy of Social Insurance . Read More

KS: Looking To Cut Workers' Comp Cost For Employers
Posted on 25 Jan 2011 by workerscompensation.com

Wichita, KS (CompNewsNetwork) - The winds of workers' compensation change are blowing across the plains of Kansas and the first look of those changes will likely put smiles on the faces of employers, carriers and TPA's doing business in the Sunflower... Read More

When It Comes To Using PPE In The Workplace, The “Eyes” Have It
Posted on 18 Oct 2010 by workerscompensation.com

Asheville, NC (CompNewsNetwork) - Travel through any workplace in America and you will most likely find yourself in the middle of a virtual minefield of hazards, coming in all shapes and sizes––sparks, noise, chemicals, falling objects, sharp... Read More

NCCI Releases Study On Safe Lifting Programs At Long-Term Care Facilities
Posted on 25 Mar 2011 by workerscompensation.com

Boca Raton , FL (CompNewsNetwork) - The aging US population contributes in a variety of ways to workers compensation costs. For one, the workers compensation costs associated with an older workforce differ in structure and magnitude from those of a younger... Read More

VT: Gov. Announces Lower WC Insurance Rates
Posted on 31 Jan 2011 by workerscompensation.com

Montpelier, VA (CompNewsNetwork) - Governor Peter Shumlin announced today that for the fifth straight year workers’ compensation insurance rates will decline for most Vermont employers, effective April 1. “Vermont’s private sector... Read More

Slow Recovery Affects Workers’ Comp Benefits and Costs
Posted on 7 Aug 2012 by Workers' Compensation Law Community Staff

Click here to read more about how and why the "Slow Recovery Affects Workers' Comp Benefits and Costs" and to download this latest report from the National Academy of Social Insurance . Read More

PA: WCRI Finds WC Costs Per Claim Typical
Posted on 28 Oct 2010 by workerscompensation.com

Cambridge, MA (CompNewsNetwork) - Medical costs per claim for workers' compensation claims in Pennsylvania were typical compared with other states, a Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) study said The Cambridge, Mass.-based WCRI reported... Read More

TX: DWC Publishes Annual WC Report
Posted on 9 Jan 2011 by workerscompensation.com

Dallas, TX (CompNewsNetwork) -The Texas workers’ compensation system has undergone significant changes in the five years since the passage of House Bill (HB) 7 by the 79th Legislature in 2005. Since 2005, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)... Read More