Workers' Compensation News
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Brian Spero Named President and CEO at Beacon Mutual | 06/23/2017 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., a Rhode Island mutual workers’ compensation insurer, has named Brian Spero as president and chief executive officer effective July 1. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Establish Telehealth Task Force Moves to Assembly | 06/22/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York state Senate has passed legislation that would establish a task force to study the feasibility of using telehealth services within the workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Compensate Volunteer Firefighters for On-the-Job Cancers | 06/22/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The state Assembly on Tuesday passed the New York State Volunteer Firefighter Enhanced Cancer Disability Benefits Act and will pay eligible volunteer firefighters monthly or lump-sum payments, or death benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Gives Employers Right to Suggest Where Claims Are Filed | 06/21/2017 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Gov. Dannel Malloy has signed into law an altered version of a bill that originally intended to eliminate workers' ability to choose whom to notify when filing a workers' compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Burdette Decision 'Opens Door for More Viable Willful Misconduct Defense,' Attorney Writes | 06/21/2017 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Georgia Supreme Court's reversal of the 3rd Division Court of Appeals' opinion in Burdette v. Chandler Telecom earlier this year "(opens) the door for a more viable willful misconduct defense in more circumstances," attorney Thomas Whitley of the Georgia defense firm Drew Ec...Read More | |||
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Bill Requiring Industrial Commission to Notify Claimants' Attorneys Gets Senate Vote | 06/19/2017 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would require the state Industrial Commission to notify all the lawyers who represented an injured worker when it approves attorney fees is scheduled for a vote on the Senate floor today. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Seeking Vendors to Support Health and Safety Initiatives | 06/19/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has issued two request for proposals from vendors to support health and safety initiatives expected to launch in early 2018, the bureau said in a press release Friday. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Keep Workers' Contact Info Private Goes to Governor | 06/16/2017 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Florida Legislature has sent to the governor's desk a bill exempting injured workers' contact information from public records requests. ...Read More | |||
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Bill on Large-Deductible Policies Heads to Gov.'s Desk | 06/15/2017 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Leaders of the Florida House and Senate have sent to Gov. Rick Scott a bill that adopts recommendations from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on large-deductible workers’ compensation policies. ...Read More | |||
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BWC to Consider Rules on Electronic Medical Billing | 06/13/2017 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation is looking into establishing rules on electronic medical billing, according to a rule-making notice published this month. ...Read More | |||
