Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Reappoints Rod Bordelon Comp Commissioner
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02/27/2013
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced Tuesday he has reappointed Rod Bordelon Jr. of Austin as commissioner of workers' compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2015.TDI's Division of Workers' Compensation regulates the workers' compensatio...Read More
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Guard Assumed Risk of Injury by Interceding in Fight
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02/27/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: GA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A security guard at an Alzheimer’s care facility assumed the risk of injury by a patient when he attempted to break up a fight between the patient and a nurse, and so he could not sue the patient in tort for the knee injury he received, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled....Read More
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Governor Picks Member for Data Collection Agency Board
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02/21/2013
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced he has reappointed John Schrock of Grand Ledge to the Data Collection Agency Governing Board for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2013.The eight-member board determines workers' compensation data requirements for establishing workers' disability compen...Read More
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Governor Moves Comp Data Collection Board to New Agency
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02/19/2013
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's reorganization of the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation includes moving the Governing Board, Data Collection Agency for Workers' Compensation Data and the Catastrophic Claims Association Board under the new Department of Insurance and Financial Services...Read More
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Governor Rejects Senator's Call to Audit Insurance Department
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02/15/2013
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State: OK | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) has rejected a request by a GOP state senator for a performance investigation of the Oklahoma Department of Insurance and Insurance Commissioner John Doak (R), saying such audits already are being performed routinely and filed with the State Auditor and Inspector....Read More
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Governor Reappoints Physical Therapy Board Member
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02/13/2013
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. Rick Snyder announced he has reappointed Vijay Kumar of West Branch to the Michigan Board of Physical Therapy.The 11-member board performs an advisory role and assists the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs with overseeing the practice of physical therapists.&nb...Read More
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Gov.'s Office Says NYSIF Transfers Won't Impact Bottom Line
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02/05/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A deputy to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that a proposed transfer of $1.75 billion from New York State Insurance Fund to help balance the state's budget won't impact the carrier's year-end fund balances.Alphonso David, a deputy secretary for the governor's offic...Read More
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Gov. Seeks Confirmation of Work Comp Appointees
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02/05/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell last week asked the state Legislature to confirm seven of his appointees to the state Workers' Compensation Board and one appointee to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission.Under the Alaska constitution, the governor must present his proposed appoi...Read More
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Gov.'s Battle with Comp Commissioner Moves to Federal Court
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02/01/2013
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State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefThe conflict between Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) and Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Christopher Godfrey over the governor’s efforts to force the commissioner to resign moved t...Read More
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Governor Picks 3 Finalists for WC Court of Appeals Vacancy
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02/01/2013
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State: MN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton announced the three finalists for consideration to fill the current vacancy on the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals, created when Judge Thomas L. Johnson’s term expired.Judge Bradley J. Behr is a workers’ compensation judge at the Office...Read More
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