Quote of the day
"One does not have to have a master's degree in business administration to understand that the loss of anticipated profits affects a business' overall budget and, to its detriment, its operation."
Franklin County, Ohio Judge Charles A. Schneider, in ruling invalid an Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation rate plan that has slashed payments to hospitals
Pinnacol to Issue Refunds Again
Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, will issue workers’ compensation refund checks to policyholders with good safety records and low claims costs for the second straight year, the company announces. Pueblo Chieftain
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Rhode Island Governor Names New Beacon Mutual Director
Gov. Donald Carcieri names Salve Regina University President Sister Therese Antone to the board of directors of Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., Rhode Island’s nonprofit workers’ compensation insurer. The agency is under fire after a recent audit revealed favoritism in pricing to some policyholders.
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N.C. Helicopter Crash Spurs Widow’s Negligence Suit
Workers’ compensation claims have already been settled, but that did not end the case of a 2004 helicopter crash that killed a Franklin County, N.C. deputy, as his widow files a negligence suit against the pilot, the county and the sheriff. WRAL-TV (Raleigh-Durham, Fayetteville)
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Illinois Court: No Workers’ Comp for Electrical Burns
A Chicago consultant who burst on fire after swinging a metal pole at a power line in an effort to knock down a dangling sweatshirt is not entitled to workers’ compensation for his injuries, the Illinois Appellate Court rules. He contends he was trying to clean up workplace and, thus, deserves workers’ comp for his nearly $200,000 in medical bills. By Steve Patterson, Chicago Sun-Times
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Ohio BWC Must Stop Using Rate Plan: Judge
An Ohio judge orders the state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation to stop using a rate plan that has cut payments to hospitals for treating injured workers, saying the bureau did not properly follow rule-making procedures. Some hospitals were losing up to $400,000 a year under the plan, according to the Ohio Hospital Association. By AP via Cincinnati Post
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Dance Medicine No Longer a Niche
Classical ballet companies report a 67 percent to 95 percent annual injury rate, according to statistics documented in a five-year study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine in 2003. As a result, dance theaters have begun employing injury-prevention programs. By Lynne Heffley, Los Angeles Times via Fort Wayne (Ind.) Gazette [With Photo] Go to the Full Story…
Time Running Short for System Overhaul in Delaware
As Delaware’s General Assembly nears the end of this year’s legislative session, time is running out for to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system, the top priority of business groups. By Joe Rogalsky, Delaware State News via Newszap
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