Workers' Compensation News
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Formulary Most Likely Faces Governor's Veto, Stakeholders Say | 05/31/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois House of Representatives is expected before the 2017 legislative session adjourns today to pass legislation calling for a closed formulary, but supporters and opponents doubt Gov. Bruce Rauner will sign the measure because of other provisions. ...Read More | |||
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Former Industrial Commission Chairman Announces Run for Judgeship | 05/31/2017 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The former chairman of the North Carolina Industrial Commission announced Monday that he is running for a seat on the state Court of Appeals in 2018. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Presumption Law Stalls Again | 05/30/2017 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| For 16 years, firefighters in Montana have been attempting to get a presumption law passed linking lung disease to their employment for workers' compensation purposes, the Great Falls Tribune wrote in a Friday feature story. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Bill Would 'Test-Drive' Portable Benefit Structure for Independent Workers | 05/30/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| Two lawmakers have introduced Congress' first bill geared toward helping workers in the gig economy. The measure would establish a $20 million grant...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Who Inspired Presumption Law Succumbs to Cancer | 05/26/2017 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Beachwood fire captain who inspired the governor into signing a cancer presumption law died Wednesday following a two-year bout with aggressive brain cancer. ...Read More | |||
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FDA Commissioner Wants 'More Forceful Steps' on Opioid Crisis | 05/24/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Taking steps to address the nation’s opioid epidemic is the “highest initial priority” for Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the new Food and Drug Administration commissioner. ...Read More | |||
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FCCI Announces New Leadership for Gulf Coast Region | 05/22/2017 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| FCCI Insurance Group has announced two employee promotions for its Gulf Coast Region: Tiffany Hawkins has been named regional vice president, and Trey Stone is now assistant vice president. ...Read More | |||
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Former GM Employee Says Lawyer Sabotaged Comp Claim to File Products Liability Suit | 05/18/2017 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A former equipment cleaner at General Motors told RollingOut.com she hasn't received workers' compensation for a debilitating 1990 injury because her attorney sabotaged her case so he could file a products liability claim on her behalf. ...Read More | |||
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Fitch: Comp Results Influenced by AIG, Affordable Care Act | 05/17/2017 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Performance of the workers’ compensation line of insurance was “a major bright spot” among the U.S. commercial lines segment in the past two years, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. ...Read More | |||
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Former Deputy Insurance Commissioner Discusses Stalling of Florida Comp Bill | 05/17/2017 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Former Florida deputy insurance commissioner Lisa Miller devoted last week's episode of her podcast, The Florida Insurance Roundup, to the insurance-related bills the state's Legislature failed to pass this year. ...Read More | |||
