Workers’ comp crisis may be costly

Eric Anderson of the Times Union writes – “A growing insolvency crisis in workers’ compensation insurance, born from years of lax oversight by state regulators, is threatening to leave thousands of small businesses owing $600 million or more to New York insurance poo
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NY Times series on Workers Comp neglects the other victim

Bestarticle.org blog takes the New York Times to task for not including business as part of the solution in workers’ comp reform. “The NY Times ran a series of articles painting a grim picture of Workers Compensation fraud and abuse in New York State: Everything from exagg
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Budget: Workers’ Compensation

The Governor’s State Budget Proposal included two provisions specifically related to workers’ compensation: Requires workers’ compensation insurance carriers to remit to the Workers’ Compensation Board any New York State Assessment Surcharge funds, as defined by the New York S
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Workers’ Compensation Update

The Business Council is working to defeat legislation – S.2781 (Onorato)/A.2135 (John) – that would give a legal presumption of permanent total disability to any comp claimant that also qualifies for Social Security disability benefits. Our memo in opposition, and the bill tex
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