Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation Proposes Rate Cuts For Private Employers by 10.8 Percent. By Lonce LaMon from Press Release - January 27, 2015 The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has proposed cutting rates for private employers by 10.8 percent.   Administrator Steve Buehrer announced the move January 22nd during a committee hearing in Columbus.  The reduction would take effect on July 1st pending final approval, and would save employers about $153 million in premium costs annually. The Bureau of Workers' Compensation board is expected to take up the issue at its meeting in late February.   Read More

Estate of dead worker cannot collect on liability policy: Business Insurance  January 22, 2015 The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday found that Florida's workers compensation exclusive remedy provision prevents a $9.5 million liability judgment from being paid by an insurer to the estate of a Florida worker killed on the job.

Injured worker disability benefits stopped after treatment plateaus: Business Insurance   January 22, 2015 Licenses for migrant drivers means more will be insured — in theory: Los Angeles Times  January 2, 2015 Florida workers comp is healthy, report says: Orlando Sentinel  December 24, 2015

NJ Doctor Arrested After Writing Fraudulent Rxs for People He Never Treated or Examined By Press Release - by workerscompensation.com - January 21, 2015 Trenton, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) - Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that a... Read More

Prosecution To File A Second Amended Indictment For Landmark Medical Case In Orange County. By Lonce LaMon - January 19, 2015 In Orange County Superior Court, in court room C-45 in the morning of last Friday,... Read More

Atlas General Has New Workers' Compensation Program In Texas With Partner Republic Group. Claims To Be Handled By Sedgwick. By Lonce LaMon - January 15, 2015 Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, based in San Diego, California, has opened ... Read More

Timing Is Crucial In Dental Trauma And To Keep Costs Down When An On-The-Job Injury By Dr. Shikha Ruby Banerjee - September 26, 2014 “Shots fired. Officer down...  Automatic fire coming in-bound... Officers still down in the k... Read More

Irwin L. Goldstein Joins Defense Firm Harrison, Eichenberg & Murphy After Decades As An Applicants' Attorney By Lonce LaMon - November 26, 2014 Irwin L. Goldstein, who goes by “Larry”, has joined the workers’ compensatio... Read More