Workers' Compensation News
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Fox Seeks Fix for Private Attorneys General Act | 02/15/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Joel Fox, editor and co-publisher of the Fox and Hounds website, on Wednesday said California’s Private Attorneys General Act is causing problems for state employers that are reminiscent of the early 2000s when workers’ compensation costs were skyrocketing. ...Read More | |||
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Fee Schedule Bill Doomed Despite Public Hearing, Key Staffer Says | 02/13/2018 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would mandate adoption of a medical fee schedule in Wisconsin will die in a Senate committee even though the panel will take it up during a public hearing Wednesday, a senior legislative staff member said Monday. ...Read More | |||
| Fall-Protection, Confined-Space Violations Lead to Fines for Manufacturer | 02/09/2018 | ||
| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A manufacturer is facing proposed federal penalties of $256,088 for alleged failure to install a fall protection system at a facility in Dalton, Georgia. First Source Worldwide LLC was cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Feb. 1. The company has 15 business d...Read More | |||
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Former Work Comp Law Clerk Among Those Promoted at Wood Smith Henning & Berman | 02/08/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former law clerk with the Oakland Raiders has been promoted to senior counsel at the Los Angeles-based national law firm Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman. ...Read More | |||
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Formulary Bill Falls Three Votes Short in House | 02/08/2018 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Advocates for employers and insurers vowed to spend the next month wooing three Republican votes after a bill that would mandate adoption of a drug formulary failed in a 98-98 vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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First Responders Claim Constitutional Right to Benefits | 02/06/2018 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| First responders who are suing two cities and their third-party administrators for allegedly conspiring to delay and deny claims say California’s workers’ compensation laws create a constitutional right to benefits that is not contingent upon a final determination of compensability....Read More | |||
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Framing Contractor Cited for Lack of Fall Protection | 02/06/2018 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A framing contractor in Auburn has been cited for allegedly failing to provide fall protection to employees working at heights of more than 11 feet. ...Read More | |||
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Formulary Bills Under Consideration in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Massachusetts | 02/05/2018 | |
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| By: Emily Brill (Reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A proposal to create a workers’ compensation drug formulary is moving along in the Indiana State House, one of four state legislatures to consider such a bill so far this year. ...Read More | |||
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Four Shareholders Named at Capehart Scatchard | 02/05/2018 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Jersey law firm Capehart Scatchard has admitted four new shareholders, including three attorneys in the workers’ compensation department. ...Read More | |||
| Fees Enacted for Disputed Cases | 02/01/2018 | ||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration has posted notice that as of Jan. 20, it charges fees as part of court costs in disputed cases. Fees that are not pre-paid must be paid upon dismissal of a case, final judgment in the docket number or on demand by the clerk. ...Read More | |||
