Workers' Compensation News
| Bob Burke Challenges Gov. Fallin's WCC Appointment | 05/10/2017 | ||
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| When Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin named Assistant Attorney General Megan Tilly to the Workers' Compensation Commission last week, Fallin said Tilly's experience managing her agency's workers' compensation fraud unit taught her "that good businesses treat their workers -- especia...Read More | |||
| Budget Eliminates Eight Eight Workers' Compensation Judges | 05/08/2017 | ||
| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Senate on Thursday approved a $27.8 billion state budget that includes the elimination of eight administrative law judges to hear workers’ compensation and other labor cases. The spending bill also cut the number of inspectors at the Missouri Department of Labor from 11 to nine,...Read More | |||
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Bill Addressing Child Support Payments From Comp Awards Passes House | 05/04/2017 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Injured worker | |||
| A measure clarifying how employers and carriers should respond to a decision to redirect a claimant's workers' compensation benefits toward child support has passed the House unanimously. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Give Colorado Uninsured Employer Fund Passes House | 05/02/2017 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Legislation to create an uninsured employer fund in Colorado will head to the Senate after passing the House on Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Award Lifetime Benefits to Remarried Spouses of First Responders | 05/02/2017 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would provide lifetime death benefits for remarried spouses of first responders who were killed in the line of duty, regardless of when the death or remarriage occurred, is nearing a House vote. ...Read More | |||
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Bureau Outlines $44M in Safety Spending Included in 'Billion Back' Initiative | 05/01/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s third “Billion Back” initiative includes $44 million in increased spending on workplace safety and health, including $6 million for health and wellness programs for small employers, and $2 million for a safety and wellness educati...Read More | |||
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Bill to Allow Chaperones at IMEs Nears Final Passage | 05/01/2017 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A committee of House and Senate leaders is recommending final passage of a bill that would allow claimants to bring a chaperone to medical examinations by an employer’s physician and make recordings of the exam, with the physician’s permission. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Pay Voc-Rehab Benefits, Create New Penalties Moving to Gov's Desk | 05/01/2017 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would make vocational rehabilitation funds available to injured workers and create new penalties for construction companies that dodge workers’ compensation requirements neared final passage by the Tennessee General Assembly last week. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Updates Rules on Form Signing, Provider Termination | 04/28/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Starting June 1, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation will allow certified nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and physician assistants to sign forms supporting the payment of workers' compensation benefits for up to six weeks. ...Read More | |||
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Bulletin Reminds Attorneys About New Board Review Application Rules | 04/28/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Any New York attorneys and hearing representatives who missed the memo when new administrative rules were adopted last fall received a stern reminder from the State Workers’ Compensation Board on Thursday: Applications for board review can be denied if not properly formatted. ...Read More | |||
