Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Bill to Increase Burial Benefits
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04/17/2012
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State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has approved legislation to increase maximum workers' compensation burial benefits from $6,000 to $10,000.Legislative Bill 738 by Sen. Mike Gloor of Grand Island was approved by Heineman on April 10.Gloor reported the current benefit amount of ...Read More
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Grain-Elevator Explosion that Killed 6 Brings $406K in Fines
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04/16/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: KS | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Bartlett Grain Co. L.P. faces five willful and eight serious safety violations cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration following an October 2011 grain elevator explosion in Atchison, Kan., that killed six workers and left two others hospitalized.The willful violat...Read More
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GAO: CMS Contractors Backlogged because of MSA Reporting
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04/13/2012
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefSome stakeholders involved in handling settlements under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act said a report on backlogs in the system released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) t...Read More
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Governor Signs Bill to Fund Workers' Comp Division
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04/06/2012
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State: IA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) signed legislation on Wednesday to keep Iowa Workforce Development - which includes the Workers' Compensation Division - operating through the end of the current fiscal year on June 30.The legislation was passed by lawmakers following a ruling by the stat...Read More
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Governor Picks 6 Members for Judicial Selection Commission
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04/02/2012
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State: MN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed six at-large members to the Commission on Judicial Selection, which recruits and reviews judicial candidates for judgeship vacancies that occur within district courts and for openings that take place on the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals....Read More
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Gov. Walker to Sign 'Agreed Bill' for Comp Changes Today
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04/02/2012
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State: WI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) is scheduled to sign the "agreed bill" developed by the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council at a ceremony in Madison today.Senate Bill 409 by Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, was passed by the Senate by a 33 to 0 vote on Feb. 21 and by the House of Rep...Read More
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Gov. Signs Coverage Waiver Bills
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03/28/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert on Monday signed a bill that would increase the occupational accident-related insurance minimum policy limit necessary for vehicle owners and operators to obtain an exemption from carrying workers’ compensation insurance.Last week, Herbert signed a measure...Read More
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Governor Signs Late Reporting Bill
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03/27/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday signed a bill that will allow the Division of Workers’ Compensation to waive fines for late reports when carriers didn’t have notice of an injury in time to meet the filing deadline.Colorado Labor Code Sections 8-43-101 and 8-43-103...Read More
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Governor Signs Electronic Payment Bill
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03/23/2012
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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 a measure allowing electronic payment of workers’ compensation benefits and the Senate passed a bill that would allow an independent medical examiner to access and disclose an injured worker's prescription drug history.An omnibus bill that would c...Read More
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Guaranty Association Committee to Review Audit Report
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03/19/2012
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Audit Committee of the Florida Workers' Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association will meet on March 26 to review its annual audit report.The committee said in a posting in Florida Administrative Weekly it also will meet to discuss general business.The meeting will ...Read More
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