Workers' Compensation News
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Groups Pushing Court to Weigh in on Medicare Reimbursements
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08/10/2012
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefSome of the nation's defense lawyers, insurers, retailers and workers' compensation attorneys are pushing the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve conflicting circuit court rulings and...Read More
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Government Expands 'Special Exposure Cohort' for Fernald Workers
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08/03/2012
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The U.S. Department of Labor is notifying former employees of the Feed Materials Production Center in Fernald, Ohio, about a new class of employees added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.The act provides compensati...Read More
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Governor Releases Appointments to Pharmacy, other Agency Boards
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08/01/2012
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State: OK | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin announced appointments on Monday to various state boards and commissions, including the Board of Health, Board of Pharmacy, Board of Dentistry and Physician Manpower Training Commission.Tim Starkey of Alva was appointed to the Board of Health. Starkey is the chi...Read More
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Governor Picks Tim Henderson of Edmond as District Judge
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07/25/2012
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State: OK | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin announced on Monday she has appointed Edmond attorney Tim Henderson, whose law firm's legal practice includes workers' compensation, as a judge for the 7th Judicial District Office of Oklahoma County.Henderson replaces Judge Daniel Owens, who resigned. ...Read More
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Governor's Conference to Feature Discussion of State, Federal Reforms
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07/24/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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The Montana 2012 Governor’s Conference on Workers’ Compensation and Safety, scheduled to run Sept. 19 through Sept. 21, will feature a discussion on the impact of the national Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as well as an analysis of reform legislation passed in 2011....Read More
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GOP Blocking Black Lung Rules Change
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07/19/2012
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Republicans in the U.S. House inserted language in a Labor Department budget bill on Tuesday that would kill a proposed rule intended to increase protections for coal miners from dust linked to pneumoconiosis, the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) reported.The center's news service, ...Read More
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Gov. Parnell Appoints Nurses' Union Rep. to Workers' Comp Board
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07/16/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell on Friday announced that he appointed union representative Stacy Allen to the Workers' Compensation Board, which hears disputed benefit claims.Allen, of Palmer, is the business agent with the Laborers’ Local 341 and previously worked as a staff nurse at...Read More
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Gaming Ship Liable for Crew Member's Hospital Bill
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07/11/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Texas appellate court upheld a jury's verdict requiring the owner of a gaming ship to pay $762,948.63 and $557,384.63 in attorney fees to a hospital that treated a Filipino national who had been contracted to work as a card dealer, without ruling whether the employer was liable for maintenance...Read More
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Gradual Worsening of Worker's Condition Was Not New Injury
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07/05/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: GA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A worker who returned to work after a compensable injury only to have her condition progressively worsen did not suffer a "new injury" when she deteriorated to the point she could no longer work, but rather experienced a change in condition, the state Supreme Court ruled. ...Read More
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