04/27/2007
and the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. Kittrell reduced NCCI's recommended increase in that case from 32.9.
"This news highlights the need to reform the state's workers' compensation system" said Robert Herlong vice president and regional manager for PCI. "High litigation
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11/04/2005
issues by putting them into layman's terms."
She added "As a result of this presentation I will be speaking at several other educational events throughout the state and I look forward to helping alleviate the uncertainty and anxiety surrounding the Illinois Workers' Compensation reform -- both for
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01/26/2006
also introduced LB 1218 to address whether Nebraska's workers' compensation program should provide benefits when both the employer and the employee are located out of state.
To read the reform bills search by bill number at the Nebraska Legislature's Web site
httpwww.unicam.state.ne.us
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08/09/2012
By Greg Jones Western Bureau Chief
Labor and management have reached a tentative agreement on how to reform Californias workers compensation system key players in the talks told WorkCompCentral on Wednesday.
Legislation hasnt been introduced yet but Angie Wei a lobbyist with the California
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02/03/2005
The Association of California Insurance Companies ACIC supports the adoption of newly developed state regulations that implement the Medical Provider Networks MPN provision of California's workers' compensation reform package.
"We believe that the state Division of Workers' Compensation
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04/20/2004
into law to overhaul the state's costly workers' compensation system.
"This is an historic day for California and CGA" said CGA President Peter Larkin. "It culminates years of work put in by leaders in the grocery industry to achieve meaningful reform to a system that was simply out-of-control
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09/29/2006
Francisco Soup Co. where he first announced his workers' compensation reform plan. Prior to taking office in 2003 Garamendi convened a task force to examine the system and find a way to reduce rapidly increasing premiums. Garamendi said his task force of business leaders labor leaders lawyers medical
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12/15/2010
By Joe PadudaCompPharma and Health Strategy AssociatesEarlier this month SwissRe published their analysis of the impact of health reform on workers' comp. The full report is available here
Category: Industry Insights
05/06/2011
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer used his line-item veto power to kill a 2.75 tax on premiums to pay off liabilities from the state's old workers' compensation fund.
Schweitzer said in his veto message that the tax would cost state businesses more than 7 million over the next two years and would
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11/21/2011
said that he believes the Ohios workers compensation system needs reform and that reform could include allowing commercial carriers to come into the state. Kasich also said workers compensation reform would be a major focus of his administration in the second half of 2011 after completion of the
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