Workers' Compensation News
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Gov. Granholm Appoints Scott Wagner to Safety Board
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07/12/2010
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has appointed Scott Wagner of Northville to the Board of Health and Safety Compliance and Appeals for a term ending March 18, 2013.Wagner, the safety director with Barton Malow Co., was appointed to represent management in the construction industry.H...Read More
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Governor Vetoes WC Specialists Bill
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07/08/2010
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State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle this week followed through with her threat to veto a bill that would permit medical specialists to provide uncontested consultation or testing of injured employees in workers' compensation cases.Senate Bill 2566 would have amended Hawaii Revised Statutes Sect...Read More
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Guaranty Assn. Must Pay PTD Award to Grandsons of Dead Claimant
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07/07/2010
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: SC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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South Carolina's guaranty association must pay a lump-sum permanent and total disability award to the dependent grandsons of a claimant who died while her award was on appeal, the South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled.The appellate court's ruling also assessed a 10% penalty again...Read More
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GSINY Warns Bill Would Force Most Trusts Out of the System
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06/30/2010
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 0
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe president of the Group Self-Insurance Association of New York (GSIANY) warned this week that a group self-insured trust bill being circulated by Gov. David Paterson will send almost...Read More
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Guy Carpenter Taps AIG's Liz Flynn for COO Position
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06/18/2010
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0
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Guy Carpenter & Co. announced Thursday the appointment of Liz Flynn as global chief operating officer.Flynn will be based in New York and will report to Peter Zaffino, Guy Carpenter's president and chief executive officer, the brokerage said in a press release.Flynn w...Read More
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Grain-Handling Facility Draws 26 Citations, $292,000 in Fines
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06/17/2010
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State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued 26 citations with fines totaling $293,000 against Loup Valley Alfalfa of Burwell for alleged safety violations at the grain-handling facility.OSHA conducted an inspection of the facility in December and subsequently issued Loup...Read More
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Group Offering Secondary Payer Certification Course in New Orleans
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06/17/2010
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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The Association of Medicare Secondary Payer Professionals is offering a course in New Orleans Aug. 6-8 for workers' compensation professionals who wish to be credentialed as a "Certified Medicare Secondary Payer Professional."To receive credentials, participants must complete a 16-ho...Read More
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Gov. Henry Signs 2 Workers' Comp Bills, Vetoes Another
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06/15/2010
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State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Wcc
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By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefOklahoma Gov. Brad Henry (D) has signed the remaining two bills in a four-bill package of workers’ compensation changes, but has vetoed legislation to allow state agencies to seek worker...Read More
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Governor Reappoints Parsley as Chief ALJ at SOAH
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06/15/2010
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry has reappointed Cathleen Parsley of Austin as the chief administrative law judge at the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) for a term to expire May 15, 2012.The judge oversees hearings in contested cases to ensure they are conducted objectively, promptly...Read More
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General Court Adjourns with Premium Tax Unchanged
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06/14/2010
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State: NH | Segment: EAST | 0
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The New Hampshire General Court adjourned its 2010 session last week without adopting a proposed increase in premium taxes.The American Insurance Association (AIA) said Friday lawmakers engaged in a "flurry of activity" surrounding property and casualty insurance."Overall, we were ...Read More
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