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| Search 1) News For: Workers Comp Settlements Washington Proposes 3% Increase in Workers' Comp Rates Washington's Department of Labor & Industries L&I has proposed a 3 percent increase in 2009 workers' compensation rates. Average premiums would go up by just under 2 cents per hour worked. "We ar Witnesses fault workers' comp rule SALEM -- Gene Lawhorn told a House committee Thursday that while the state has been wrestling the past two months with how workers' compensation doctors can be paid, he has been calling around trying to find a doctor who would treat his workplace injury. State seeks workers comp rate increase A state agency has proposed a 3 percent boost in workers compensation rates, although officials say inflation indicates that the increase should be bigger. Under the Department of Labor & Industries proposal Wednesday, average premiums would rise by nearly 2 cents for each hour worked next year. Restaurants' Workers' Comp Insurance Decisions Based Heavily on Price A recent national survey of restaurant decision-makers finds that they place too much emphasis on the price of their workers' compensation insurance, potentially forgoing the long-term financial benef Former ND workers' comp exec challenges firing A former North Dakota workers' compensation executive claims in a lawsuit that agency attorneys and board members plotted to fire him for talking to investigators about possible crimes at Workforce Safety and Insurance. Study: Kansans' workers comp benefits lagging far behind cost of living Workers compensation payments to injured Kansans have lagged far behind the increasing cost of living, according to a study released Thursday. State agency proposes 3 percent boost in workers' comp rates The Department of Labor & Industries today proposed a 3 percent boost in workers' compensation rates, although officials say inflation indicates that the increase should be bigger. Average premiums would rise by nearly 2 cents for each hour worked next year. Audit: Missouri workers comp claims fell after '05 law JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The number of workers compensation claims has gone down since a 2005 Missouri law made it harder to prove workplace injuries. Insurance premiums also have declined for businesses. Hawaii workers' comp rates dropping HONOLULU - The cost to Hawaii businesses for workers' compensation premiums may be cut for the sixth straight year as officials say workplaces have become safer. Workers' comp costs may fall The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' Insurance Division announced yesterday that workers' compensation premiums should go down further in January 2009. |




