OCTOBER 9, 2018 BY WORKCOMPWIRE Oakland, CA – The WCIRB recently testified at a California Department of Insurance (CDI) public hearing regarding the WCIRB’s January 1, 2019 Pure Premium Rate Filing, which was submitted to the CDI on August 20, 2018. WCIRB Executive... OCTOBER 9, 2018 BY WORKCOMPWIRE Fort Myers, FL – U.S. District Court Judge John E. Steele has sentenced Ryan Williamson (50, Fort Myers) and William Pierce (50, Virginia) to one year in prison, and nine months’ imprisonment, respectively, for conspiring to pay... OCTOBER 8, 2018 BY WORKCOMPWIRE Anchorage, AK – Beginning in January, Alaska businesses will likely see an average decrease of 17.5 percent for workers’ compensation insurance assigned risk rates, and an average of 14.8 percent decrease for workers’ compensation... OCTOBER 5, 2018 BY WORKCOMPWIRE Itasca, IL – A National Safety Council survey report recently found 69 percent of employees – many of whom work in in safety-critical industries – are tired at work, increasing the risk of injuries and incidents on the job. The... OCTOBER 4, 2018 BY WORKCOMPWIRE Cambridge, MA – The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) recently released a new report that gathers in one place the numerous state regulations affecting prescription drugs in all 50 states, including those for injured... OCTOBER 3, 2018 BY WORKCOMPWIRE Austin, TX – The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is accepting comment on the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Research Agenda of the Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group (REG). Texas Labor... 
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