
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau announced Wednesday that it will propose a 7.2% mid-year pure premium rate decrease for the California market, which would be
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey last week signed into law a bill restricting the prescription of opioids to injured workers, the most recent move in the
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A plan by the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation to audit physicians' prescribing habits in coming months is not such a bitter pill to swallow,
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has rolled out a long-awaited fee schedule regulation for interpretive services, which emphasizes the use of certified interpreters and
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Iowa this week became the sixth state to put its stamp of approval on the burgeoning gig economy, classifying more workers as independent contractors. The
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Christine Baker, director of the California Department of Industrial Relations since 2011, has retired.
Christine Baker
André Schoorl, undersecretary of the state’s
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Two Wisconsin-based companies have teamed up to launch a bundled-payment program for workers’ compensation, even as some are questioning the feasibility of value-based care in work
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Federal prosecutors are again asking for more time to determine whether conspirators in the Pacific Hospital of Long Beach spinal surgery kickback scheme can be
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Coal miners and other workers are now more likely to file hearing-loss claims after a Kentucky court struck down part of the state's workers' compensation
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