Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting No-Rehire Settlement Condition | 07/31/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Governor Announces Arbitrator Appointments | 07/24/2023 | |
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| 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 | |||
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Governor Approves 66.67% Increase in Doctor Report Fee | 07/24/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill that increases by 66.67% the maximum payment owed to doctors for writing reports estimating permanent disability or describing the need for medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Announces JCC Appointments | 07/21/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced five appointments to the Office of Judges of Compensation Claims. DeSantis appointed Kimberly Hil...Read More | |||
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Gilson Daub Opens Offices in Ventura, OKC | 07/21/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers’ compensation defense firm Gilson Daub opened new offices in Oklahoma City and Ventura, California. ...Read More | |||
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Goldberg Segalla Adds Attorneys to Comp Groups | 07/21/2023 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Goldberg Segalla announced the addition of attorneys to the firm’s workers’ compensation practice groups in offices along the Eastern Seaboard. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Extends Authorization to Pay Benefits by Debit Card | 07/18/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill allowing carriers to continue using debit cards to pay indemnity benefits for another year. Newsom on T...Read More | |||
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General Contractor Entitled to Indemnification, Partial Dismissal of Claims | 07/07/2023 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the partial dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for an accident involving a bucket hoist and ruled that the general contractor should have been granted summary judgment on its indemnification claim against a subcontractor. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Seeks Comments on Judicial Applicants | 07/07/2023 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is seeking comments on applicants to fill a workers’ compensation judicial vacancy. The governor has received a...Read More | |||
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Guaranty Fund Wind-Down Bill Falls Victim to Property Tax Battle | 07/06/2023 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| By Steve Nichols, News Contributor Legislation that would have allowed the Texas Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund to wind down its operations appears to have fallen victim to an ongoing battle over property taxes between Gov. Gregg Abbott and the state House of Representative...Read More | |||
