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Workers' Compensation News

 
Gov. Appoints Accident Fund Lawyer to Comp Funds Board 04/23/2012
By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
State: MI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed an Accident Fund Holdings attorney to a board that oversees three workers' compensation funds, the Lansing-based company announced in a press release on Friday.Snyder appointed Michael T. Reid to the Self-Insurers' Security Fund, Second Inj...Read More
 
 
Governor Signs Omnibus Bill 04/20/2012
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Arizona Industrial Commission will have until the end of 2014 to develop and implement evidence-based treatment guidelines under legislation signed by Gov. Jan Brewer.Brewer on April 11 signed ...Read More
 
 
Governor Signs Bill to Release Drug Data, Other Measures Pending 04/17/2012
State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefOklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) signed legislation on Monday to allow release of statistical data on prescription drug use compiled through the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP...Read More
 
 
Governor Signs Bill to Increase Burial Benefits 04/17/2012
State: NE | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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
 
 
Grain-Elevator Explosion that Killed 6 Brings $406K in Fines 04/16/2012
By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
State: KS | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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
 
 
GAO: CMS Contractors Backlogged because of MSA Reporting 04/13/2012
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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
 
 
Governor Signs Bill to Fund Workers' Comp Division 04/06/2012
State: IA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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
 
 
Governor Picks 6 Members for Judicial Selection Commission 04/02/2012
State: MN | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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
 
 
Gov. Walker to Sign 'Agreed Bill' for Comp Changes Today 04/02/2012
State: WI | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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
 
 
Gov. Signs Coverage Waiver Bills 03/28/2012
By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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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