Workers' Compensation News
George Knowles Joins Samuel Hale as CFO | 08/22/2023 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
California workers’ compensation employer carve-out organization Samuel Hale announced the appointment of George Knowles as its new chief financial officer. Knowles, in addition to serving as CFO for Samuel Hale, will also oversee financial operations for its parent company, Em...Read More | |||
Gaetano Testini Appointed Director of Industrial Commission | 08/16/2023 | ||
State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Gaetano "Guy" Testini as the new director of the Industrial Commission of Arizona. ...Read More | |||
Goldberg Segalla Adds Attorney in Baltimore | 08/15/2023 | ||
State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Workers’ compensation defense firm Goldberg Segalla announced that Christopher J. Smith joined its office in Baltimore. ...Read More | |||
Governor, Labor Department Ramp Up Efforts to Stop Misclassification | 08/14/2023 | ||
State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the state Labor Department announced efforts to catch employers that are intentionally misclassifying employees as contractors. ...Read More | |||
Goldberg Segalla Adds to WC Defense Group in Syracuse | 08/10/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Goldberg Segalla announced that Lee C. Stoddard joined the firm’s workers’ compensation defense group in Syracuse, New York. ...Read More | |||
Governor Signs Bill Easing Requirements for Firefighter Cancer Claims | 08/07/2023 | ||
State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Friday signed a bill loosening requirements for firefighters to claim cancer as an occupational disease. ...Read More | |||
Governor Signs Tramway Safety Bill to Correct Statutory Reference to Definition of 'Employee' | 08/01/2023 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill calling for workplace safety standards covering passenger tramways that also includes provisions clearing up a statutory reference to the definition of “employee” for the purposes of workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
Governor Signs PTSD, SIF Surcharge Bill | 07/31/2023 | ||
State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday appeared at a Springfield fire station for a ceremonial signing of a multifaceted bill that includes provisions defining post-traumatic stress disorder as an occupational disease for first responders and reducing the surcharge for the state’s Second Inj...Read More | |||
Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting No-Rehire Settlement Condition | 07/31/2023 | ||
State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill prohibiting employers from offering to engage in settlement negotiations only if the injured worker agrees to find work elsewhere. ...Read More | |||
Governor Announces Arbitrator Appointments | 07/24/2023 | ||
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday announced the reappointment of eight arbitrators as well as the appointment of two others to fill upcoming vacancies. ...Read More | |||