Workers' Compensation News
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Benefits Increasing July 1 as HB 818 Takes Effect | 06/02/2016 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maximum weekly benefits and total compensation payable in death claims will increase by more than 4% on July 1 under terms of a bill signed by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. ...Read More | |||
| Bill Says Injured Workers Must be Reimbursed for Mileage | 06/02/2016 | ||
| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would reforms workers’ compensation laws by increasing the daily pay for members of a medical advisory board, and increasing the mileage rate paid to injured workers who drive to medical examinations and rehabilitation. Senate Bi...Read More | |||
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Bus Driver's Injuries Didn't Leave Him Totally Disabled or Without Earning Power | 06/01/2016 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a bus driver's physical and psychological injuries after an assault by a passenger did not leave him totally industrially disabled or with a complete loss of earning capacity. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Clean Up Oklahoma Option Dies as Lawmakers Adjourn This Year's Session | 05/31/2016 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Despite a last-minute compromise crafted late Thursday, Oklahoma lawmakers adjourned Friday without acting on a bill to clean up workers’ compensation legislation and remove provisions deemed unconstitutional. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Approves Opioid-Prescribing Rule Mandating Best Practices | 05/31/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced Friday that its board of directors has approved adoption of a new prescribing rule that will block reimbursement for opioid prescriptions written by physicians who fail to use best medical practices. ...Read More | |||
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Bearing Maker Hit With $70,000 Proposed Fine After Worker Loses Fingertip | 05/31/2016 | |
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| By: Risk Media Solutions | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A bearing maker in Bucyrus could pay up to $70,000 in proposed penalties after one of its workers sustained in injury that later required the amputation of a fingertip, the U.S. Occupational S...Read More | |||
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BWC Issuing $15M Rebate to 88 Counties | 05/27/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced Thursday that it will issue a one-time $15 million rebate to Ohio’s 88 county governments because of strong investment returns. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Fix 2013 Reforms Fails to Pass as Session Winds Down | 05/26/2016 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill introduced to the Oklahoma Legislature that attempted to repair flaws that led courts and the Workers' Compensation Commission to overturn parts of the state's sweeping 2013 reform measure died in committee on Wednesday, according to a report by the Journal-Record newspaper. ...Read More | |||
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Board Adopts Rule Allowing Videoconferencing for Monthly Meetings | 05/19/2016 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has adopted a rule that will allow it to hold its monthly meetings in Schenectady instead of Albany and convene meetings electronically at the discretion of the chairperson, according to...Read More | |||
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BBSI Requests NASDAQ Hearing After Filings Delayed | 05/18/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Barrett Business Services Inc. has requested a hearing before a NASDAQ panel following the company’s failure to file two quarterly and one annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ...Read More | |||
