Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Bill on E-Filing of Job Injury Data
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05/29/2012
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has signed House Bill 931 by Rep. Stuart Bishop, R-Lafayette, passed by the House, which would require an electronic data interchange (EDI) format for reporting job-injury data.Current law requires that within 10 days of an injury resulting in lost time in...Read More
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Governor Picks James Stevenson for Pharmacy Board
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05/23/2012
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State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed James Stevenson of Northville to the Michigan Board of Pharmacy for a four-year term.The 11-member board is responsible for regulating and inspecting the practice of pharmacy and drugs manufactured and distributed in the state.Stevenson is the c...Read More
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Gov. Appoints Dianne Blumer Labor Commissioner
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05/21/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell on Thursday appointed Dianne Blumer to serve as the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.Blumer will replace Click Bishop, who retired in March. David Stone has served as acting commissioner since Bishop retired.Most recen...Read More
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Governor Picks John Swanson for Texas Mutual Board
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05/21/2012
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Gov. Rick Perry announced Friday he has appointed John Swanson of Frisco to the Texas Mutual Insurance Co. board of directors for a term to expire July 1, 2017.Swanson is president and chief executive officer of Republic Energy, Inc.He is a member of the Independent Petroleum...Read More
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General Liability Policy Did Not Cover Worker's Claim for Injury
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05/18/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An insurance carrier which had issued a developer a commercial general liability policy was not obligated to provide coverage for a claim by a subcontractor's employee for work-related injuries, a federal appellate court ruled.Case: Certain Interested Underwriter...Read More
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Governor Signs Bill Removing Civil Protections for Judges
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05/17/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law a bill that would remove civil protections for sitting administrative law judges and give the governor the authority to remove the director of the Industrial Commission.Brewer signed ...Read More
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Guaranty Association to Meet on AIG Settlement
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05/17/2012
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida Workers' Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association will meet Friday to vote on whether to opt in to a $146 million settlement with American International Group (AIG) over the underreporting of premiums.Guaranty Association Executive Director Sandra J. Robinson said the ...Read More
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Golden Eagle Appoints Regional VP in Aliso Viejo Office
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05/16/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Golden Eagle Insurance announced on Tuesday the appointment of Peter F. Wallick as regional vice president of its Mid-California region.The Liberty Mutual subsidiary said Wallick will be responsible for the growth of commercial lines and maintaining relationships with appointed agencies ...Read More
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General Assembly Gives Tentative Nod to $50 Million IWIF Raid
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05/16/2012
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State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe Maryland General Assembly tentatively agreed Tuesday to transfer $50 million from the surplus of the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund (IWIF) to the state general revenue as part ...Read More
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Groups Ask Gov. to Reform Scaffold Law
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05/14/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: NY | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A broad coalition of advocacy groups led by the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to change the law holding contractors and property owners liable for all “elevation-related injuries,” regardless of fault.New York Labor Law Sections 240 and 241, ...Read More
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