Author Archives: Shannon Dye

Oklahoma Supreme Court to Review New Workers Compensation Laws

The new laws that are set to take place for Oklahoma workers next year are being argued as unconstitutional. Attorneys are set meet with the Oklahoma Supreme Court on December 10th to present their case. They will be arguing that the … Continue reading

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MIssouri Workers Compensation Rates Likely to Rise in 2014

Missouri business owners can expect to see an increase in their MO workers compensation rates in 2014. The rates will likely increase by 11.6% in “loss costs” for anticipated 2014 claims. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) filed the … Continue reading

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Oklahoma Workers Comp Reform

Oklahoma Workers Compensation Reform   The state of Oklahoma has decided to revamp their workers compensation program. The new program is called the Oklahoma Option and is similar to Texas’s workers compensation opt-out provision. The amount of money that Texas … Continue reading

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Tennessee Workers Compensation Reform

The state of Tennessee has finally began the process to reform the workers compensation laws which has not happened in decades. The changes will take effective on July 1, 2014. The purpose of these changes are to speed up the … Continue reading

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Data Breach Insurance for Businesses

No matter how big or small a company may be, every business should have data breach coverage on their company. Data Breach Coverage covers your company in the event of loss, theft, accidental release or accidental publishing of personally identifiable … Continue reading

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Home Health Care Insurance

As the Baby Boomer population ages, home health care is becoming increasingly popular. In fact, home health care is the largest growing segment of the health care industry, with experts predicting a 46 percent increase in home health care services … Continue reading

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Day Care Insurance

Day Care Facility Insurance Matters The need for quality child care has increased drastically over the recent years, partly, due to a rise in families with two parents working. Child care workers held about 1.3 million jobs in 2008. About … Continue reading

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Proposed Changes To Illinois’s Workers Compensation Laws

Illinois Proposes Changes To Workers Compensation Laws: On March 20th, Rep. Dwight Kay, R-Carbon presented four bills that are geared at changing the workers compensation policies in Illinois. The bills were not voted on but Rep. Dwight Kay did present them to … Continue reading

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North Carolina: Cracking Down on Non-Compliant Businesses for Workers Comp

The current workers compensation system in the state of North Carolina is viewed by many as flawed. The current House and Senate have several bills that they are working to that will help reform the current workers compensation system. Reform … Continue reading

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