The Work Comp Advocate
Worker’s Compensation or Unemployment Compensation, Not Both
Claims Talk with Karen McCarthy-Hawn With the number of layoffs and furloughs occurring due to CoVid-19, employers need to stay in close contact with the Workers Compensation adjusters assigned to their claims. The employer needs to inform the adjusting staff...
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NJ Companies Must Pay Worker’s Comp For Medical Marijuana, Court Rules
Medical Marijuana has been slowly shaping the world of workers’ compensation law over the last several years. The New Jersey Courts have added a new ruling to the mix.
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Trump Administration Issues New Rule on Joint Employer Liability
The Trump Administration announced a final rule setting forth standards for determining joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a rule that has been sought by franchisers and companies that employ contract workers. The new rule from the...
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Employers Warned of Potential Wage-and-Hour Claims Under New Overtime Rule
Time is running out for employers to familiarize themselves with new federal rules on overtime pay. Starting January 1, the threshold for who is entitled to overtime pay — and who is not — changes. It’s the first change since 2004. The new rule raises the income...
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Workers’ Comp Profits at Risk from Growing Competition, Lower Rates: A.M. Best
Workers’ compensation carriers’ ability to retain profitable accounts and maintain market share could be challenged due to declining rates and growing competition in the U.S., according to an A.M. Best report. Rate decreases across the United States have...
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2020 New Minimum Wage Rates
2020 will introduce new minimum wage rates higher than the Federal $7.25 per hour rate. 24 states and the District of Columbia will have changes with the vast majority of those changes taking effect on January 1, 2020. See that attached Compliance Bulletin to get the...
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North American commercial insurance buyers will face sizable price increases in 2020, across most lines of insurance, according Willis Towers Watson
North American commercial insurance buyers will face sizable price increases in 2020, across most lines of insurance, according to insurance broker Willis Towers Watson’s 2020 Insurance Marketplace Realities. While the report finds that capacity is available in...
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OIR Orders Larger Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rate Decrease for 2020
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has disapproved the filing by the rating organization, which is authorized to make rate filings on behalf of workers’ compensation insurance companies in Florida, that proposed a statewide average premium decrease of 5.4%....
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The ROI of Using a PEO
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OSHA Changes its Methods for Inspection Targeting
OSHA is streamlining its criteria for field activities in an attempt to have bigger impact on workplace safety results. This news brief outlines how this new approach will increase the number of field activities but focus compliance efforts on what the agency calls...
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